Meaning & use
morpheme
The smallest meaningful unit of language that cannot be divided into smaller meaningful parts.
See it in a sentence
The word 'unhappiness' contains three morphemes: un-, happy, and -ness.
Linguists study how morphemes combine with one another to form entirely new words.
A note on using this word
Different from a syllable, which is based on pronunciation rather than on meaning.
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