Morpheme — English definition
The smallest meaningful unit of language: a root or affix that cannot be divided further without losing its meaning (for example, 'un-,' 'break,' and '-able' in 'unbreakable').
Where it is taught
- Vocabulary & Etymology — Language, Style & Conventions, English 12: Complex Texts, Independent Inquiry & Public Voice, Grade 12
In use
That history is exactly why breaking words into Greek and Latin parts is so powerful — the majority of the long, abstract words in a college text were built, morpheme by morpheme, from a surprisingly small stock of reusable parts.
Vocabulary & Etymology