glosseme

[ glos-eem, glaw-seem ]

/ ˈglɒs im, ˈglɔ sim /

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noun Linguistics.

(in glossematics) an irreducible, invariant form, as a morpheme or tagmeme, that functions as the smallest meaningful unit of linguistic signaling.

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Origin of glosseme

First recorded in 1925–30; gloss(o)- + -eme

OTHER WORDS FROM glosseme

glos·se·mic, adjective

Words nearby glosseme

glossal, glossary, glossator, glossectomy, glossematics, glosseme, glosser, glossina, glossitis, glossmeter, glosso-

British Dictionary definitions for glosseme

glosseme

/ (ˈɡlɒsiːm) /

noun

the smallest meaningful unit of a language, such as stress, form, etc

Word Origin for glosseme

C20: from Greek glōssēma; see gloss ², -eme

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