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morphemics

[ mawr-fee-miks ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)
  1. the study of the classification, description, and functions of morphemes; morphology.
  2. the manner by which morphemes combine to form words.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of morphemics1

First recorded in 1945–50; morpheme, -ics

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