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sememe

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se·meme  (smm)
n.
The meaning expressed by a morpheme.

[Greek sma, sign + -eme.]

sememe [ˈsiːmiːm]
n Linguistics
1. (Linguistics) the meaning of a morpheme
2. (Linguistics) Also called semanteme a minimum unit of meaning in terms of which it is sometimes proposed that meaning in general might be analysed
[C20 (coined in 1933 by Leonard Bloomfield (1887-1949), US linguist): from Greek sēma a sign + -eme]


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