morpheme
Meanings
Plural: morphemes
Noun
- minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units
- The smallest linguistic unit within a word that can carry a meaning. It may be a letter, a syllable, or otherwise.
Origin / Etymology
From French morphème. Ultimately from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “shape, form”). By surface analysis, morph + -eme.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 17
morpheme is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordmorpheme is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
morpheme is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 19
morpheme is a valid Words With Friends word