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morphemic

/ˌmɔrfɪˈmɪk/ adjective · British & US
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What does morphemic mean?

adjective

Relating to or consisting of morphemes, the smallest units of language that carry meaning. In linguistics, a morphemic analysis is a breakdown of a word into its constituent morphemes.

Example

"The linguist conducted a morphemic analysis of the word 'unhappiness' to understand its underlying structure."

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