morpheme
noun/ˈmɔrfiːm/
Frequency rank: #19,514 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
The smallest unit of language that carries meaning.
Example sentence
The word 'unhappiness' can be broken into three parts, and each morpheme carries its own meaning: 'un-', 'happy', and '-ness'.
Synonyms & related words
More words in ranks 19,501–19,600
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- synonymyThe quality of being synonymous; the relationship between words that have the same or very similar meanings.
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- overtonean implied meaning or quality that is suggested in addition to the main meaning.
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