"morphosyllable" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: morphosyllables [plural]
Etymology: From morpho- + syllable. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|morpho|syllable}} morpho- + syllable Head templates: {{en-noun}} morphosyllable (plural morphosyllables)
  1. (linguistics) A syllable that is a morpheme. Related terms: morphosyllabic
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