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mor·pheme

(môr′fēm′)
n.
A meaningful linguistic unit that cannot be divided into smaller meaningful parts. The word man and the suffix -ed (as in walked) are morphemes.
[French morphème, blend of Greek morphē, form and French phonème, phoneme; see phoneme.]
mor·phem′ic adj.
mor·phem′i·cal·ly adv.
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Adj. 1. morphemic - of or relating to morphemes
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Translations

morphemic

[mɔːˈfiːmɪk] ADJ → morfímico
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