semanteme
/sɪˈmæntiːm/
noun
- A basic unit of meaning in a language, such as a word or morpheme.
- In linguistics, a semanteme is the smallest element that carries meaning.
- Learning about semantemes helps students understand how words are built.
- The word 'unhappiness' contains three semantemes: 'un-', 'happy', and '-ness'.
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