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• mor|pheme — «MR feem», noun. Linguistics. the smallest part of a word that has meaning of its own. Morphemes may be words, prefixes, suffixes, or endings that show inflection. In the word carelessness, the morphemes are care, less, and ness. »A morpheme does …   Useful english dictionary

• pheme — blas·pheme; mor·pheme; phi·los·o·pheme; pol·y·pheme; …   English syllables

• morpheme — mor·pheme …   English syllables

• morpheme — mor•pheme [[t]ˈmɔr fim[/t]] n. any of the minimal grammatical units of a language, each constituting a word or meaningful part of a word that cannot be divided into smaller meaningful parts, as the, write, or the ed of waited Compare allomorph •… …   From formal English to slang

• morpheme — mor|pheme [ˈmo:fi:m US ˈmo:r ] n [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: morphème, from Greek morphe form + English eme (as in phoneme)] technical the smallest unit of meaning in a language. The words so , the and boy consist of one morpheme. Boys… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• morpheme — mor|pheme [ mɔr,fim ] noun count LINGUISTICS the smallest unit of meaning in a language. A morpheme can be a whole word, for example the, or part of a word, for example un in unable …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• morpheme — The smallest linguistic unit with a meaning. [G. morphe, form + eme, from phoneme, G. pheme, utterance] * * * mor·pheme (morґfēm) a meaningful unit of sound …   Medical dictionary

• morpheme — mor pheme (m[^o]r f[=e]m), n. (Linguistics) The smallest unit of meaning of a language, which cannot be divided into smaller parts carrying meaning; it is usually smaller than a single wordform, such as the ed morpheme of verbs in the past tense… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

• Blasphemy — • Signifies etymologically gross irreverence towards any person or thing worthy of exalted esteem Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Blasphemy     Blasphemy      …   Catholic encyclopedia