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semanteme

American

[si-man-teem] / sɪˈmæn tim /

noun

Linguistics.

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

semanteme British

/ sɪˈmæntiːm /

noun

another word for sememe

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Etymology

Origin of semanteme

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

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