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A Morpheme
A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning in a language. It can be a whole word, like 'cat', or a part of a word, like the '-s' in 'cats' which indicates plurality. Morphemes are fundamental to morphology.
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The word 'unbreakable' has three morphemes.
The word 'unbreakable' has three morphemes.
Prefixes and suffixes are often morphemes.
Prefixes and suffixes are often morphemes.
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