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morphemics

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[mawr-fee-miks] / mɔrˈfi mɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

  1. the study of the classification, description, and functions of morphemes; morphology.

  2. the manner by which morphemes combine to form words.

Etymology

Origin of morphemics

First recorded in 1945–50; morpheme, -ics

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