sememe

American  

[sem-eem, see-meem] / ˈsɛm im, ˈsi mim /

noun

Linguistics.

1. the meaning of a morpheme.

2. a basic unit of meaning or content.

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sememe British  

/ ˈsiːmiːm /

noun

1. the meaning of a morpheme

2. Also called: semanteme.  a minimum unit of meaning in terms of which it is sometimes proposed that meaning in general might be analysed

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Etymology

Origin of sememe

< Greek sêm ( a ) sign + -eme; coined by L. Bloomfield in 1933; cf. semanteme