morfem

A morpheme is any of the smallest meaningful constituents within a linguistic expression and particularly within a word. Many words are themselves standalone morphemes, while other words contain multiple morphemes; in linguistic terminology, this is the distinction, respectively, between free and bound morphemes. The field of linguistic study dedicated to morphemes is called morphology.

AI overview

A morpheme is the smallest unit of language that carries meaning, and it can be either a whole word on its own or a piece of a word that contributes to its meaning. Understanding morphemes helps linguists analyze how words are built and how language conveys meaning through these basic building blocks.

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