semanteme
[ si-man-teem ]
/ sɪˈmæn tim /
noun Linguistics.
one of the minimum elements of lexical meaning in a language.
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Words nearby semanteme
sem, sem., semainier, semaise, semang, semanteme, semantic, semantic differential, semantic field, semantic memory, semantic tableau
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