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morphemization

morphemization noun: the act or process of, or an instance of, morphemizing (becoming, or causing something to become, a morpheme).

Noun

morphemization (countable and uncountable, plural morphemizations)

  1. The act or process of, or an instance of, morphemizing (becoming, or causing something to become, a morpheme).
    • Bright (1957), in his Karok grammar (p. 39), cites an example of morphemization in progress. In Karok there is a general phonological rule that the initial consonant of a monosyllabic stem is geminated when in intervocalic position. However, in some themes the initial consonant of such a stem...1976, Margaret Langdon, Shirley Silver, Hokan studies: papers from the First Conference on Hokan Languages held in San Diego, California, April 23-25, 1970, de Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, page 194

Forms of morphemization

pluralmorphemizations

Origin of morphemization

From morphemize + -ation.

Words formed from morphemization

  • transmorphemization

Questions about morphemization

What does morphemization mean?
Morphemization means the act or process of, or an instance of, morphemizing (becoming, or causing something to become, a morpheme).
What part of speech is morphemization?
Morphemization is a noun.
What is the plural of morphemization?
The plural of morphemization is morphemizations.

Words near morphemization in the dictionary

  1. morphemes
  2. morphemetric
  3. morphemic
  4. morphemically
  5. morphemics
  6. morphemization
  7. morphemizations
  8. morphemize
  9. morphemized
  10. morphemizes
  11. morphemizing

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