semanteme

[ si-man-teem ]

noun

, Linguistics.

1. one of the minimum elements of lexical meaning in a language.

semanteme

/ sɪˈmæntiːm /

noun

1. another word for sememe

Word History and Origins

Origin of semanteme¹

1920–25; < French semantème, equivalent to sémant ( ique ) semantic + -ème -eme