˜yÐÄvlog

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glosseme

[ glos-eem, glaw-seem ]

noun

Linguistics.
  1. (in glossematics) an irreducible, invariant form, as a morpheme or tagmeme, that functions as the smallest meaningful unit of linguistic signaling.


glosseme

/ ˈɡ±ôÉ’²õ¾±Ë³¾ /

noun

  1. the smallest meaningful unit of a language, such as stress, form, etc
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²µ±ô´Ç²õ·²õ±ðm¾±³¦ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of glosseme1

First recorded in 1925–30; gloss(o)- + -eme
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of glosseme1

C20: from Greek ²µ±ôŲõ²õŧ³¾²¹; see gloss ², -eme

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