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Word Morpheme Smallest Unit Meaning Divided Break Smaller

Front morpheme
Back The smallest unit of meaning into which a word can be divided. You cannot break a morpheme down into anything smaller that has a meaning. For example, the word never has one morpheme, while the word nevertheless has three morphemes (never, the, and less). Compare with syllable.

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