sememe
[ sem-eem, see-meem ]
nounLinguistics.
the meaning of a morpheme.
a basic unit of meaning or content.
Origin of sememe
1Words Nearby sememe
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British Dictionary definitions for sememe
sememe
/ (ˈsiːmiːm) /
nounlinguistics
the meaning of a morpheme
Also called: semanteme a minimum unit of meaning in terms of which it is sometimes proposed that meaning in general might be analysed
Origin of sememe
1C20 (coined in 1933 by Leonard Bloomfield (1887–1949), US linguist): from Greek sēma a sign + -eme
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