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glosseme

[ glos-eem, glaw-seem ]
/ ˈglɒs im, ˈglɔ sim /

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- + -eme

OTHER WORDS FROM glosseme

glos·se·mic, adjective

Words nearby glosseme

glossalgia, glossary, glossator, glossectomy, glossematics, glosseme, glosser, glossina, glossitis, glossitis areata exfoliativa, glossmeter
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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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