Morpheme

The smallest unit of language that carries meaning.

• Ex: “Unfriended” has three morphemes: “un” (undo), “friend,” and “ed” (in the past).
• Ex: The “s” in “cats” is one morpheme, meaning “more than one.”
• Ex: “Elephant” has three syllables but one morpheme.

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