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semanteme

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se⋅man⋅teme

  [si-man-teem]
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–noun Linguistics.
one of the minimum elements of lexical meaning in a language.
Origin:
1920–25; < F semantème, equiv. to sémant(ique) semantic + -ème -eme
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se·man·teme   (sĭ-mān'tēm')   
n.   Linguistics
An irreducible unit of meaning.

[semant(ic) + -eme.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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