Bound morpheme Moderate

Bound morpheme has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

a morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction; eg an -s at the end of plural nouns

bound morpheme bound form

A morpheme that can only occur when bound to a root morpheme. For example: cran- (as in cranberry), -ed, -ing, -ly.

See Also

synthetic ed morpheme bound morphemes bound ing ly suffixoid

Related Terms

synthetic ed morpheme bound morphemes bound ing ly suffixoid cranberry morpheme affix

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

morpheme

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

combining form affix

Rhyming Words

eme reme heme feme seme teme xeme leme deme beme meme creme queme rheme fleme breme mneme kreme theme exeme

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