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submorpheme

submorpheme noun: a unit of language smaller than a morpheme.

Noun

submorpheme (plural submorphemes)

  1. A unit of language smaller than a morpheme.

Forms of submorpheme

pluralsubmorphemes

Origin of submorpheme

From sub- + morpheme.

Questions about submorpheme

What does submorpheme mean?
Submorpheme means a unit of language smaller than a morpheme.
What part of speech is submorpheme?
Submorpheme is a noun.
What is the plural of submorpheme?
The plural of submorpheme is submorphemes.

Words near submorpheme in the dictionary

  1. submoon
  2. submoons
  3. submoron
  4. submoronic
  5. submorons
  6. submorpheme
  7. submorphemes
  8. submorphemic
  9. submorphologies
  10. submorphology
  11. submortality

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