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morphemic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈmɔː(ɹ)fɛmɪk/
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  • rhymes with -iːmɪk

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to morphemics or to a morpheme.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to morphemes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English morpheme Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English morphemic From morpheme + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: morphémique — of or relating to morphemics or to a morpheme
  • German: morphemisch — of or relating to morphemics or to a morpheme
  • Greek: μορφηματικός (morfimatikós) — of or relating to morphemics or to a morpheme
  • Indonesian: morfemis — of or relating to morphemics or to a morpheme
  • Italian: morfematico — of or relating to morphemics or to a morpheme
  • Italian: morfemico — of or relating to morphemics or to a morpheme
  • Maltese: morfemiku — of or relating to morphemics or to a morpheme
  • Russian: морфе́мный (morfémnyj) — of or relating to morphemics or to a morpheme
  • Spanish: morfémico — of or relating to morphemics or to a morpheme
  • Tagalog: multuranin — of or relating to morphemics or to a morpheme