sémantème

  • 41full word — noun : a word conveying an idea or image : semanteme compare function word * * * (esp. in Chinese grammar) a word that has lexical meaning rather than grammatical meaning; a word or morpheme that functions grammatically as a contentive. Cf. empty …

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  • 42se|man|teme — «suh MAN teem», noun. Linguistics. a morpheme that has lexical rather than mere grammatical meaning. ╂[< French sémantème < sémantique semantics + ème, as in phonème phoneme] …

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