"semanteme" meaning in English

See semanteme in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: semantemes [plural]
Etymology: semantic + -eme Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|semantic|eme}} semantic + -eme Head templates: {{en-noun}} semanteme (plural semantemes)
  1. (linguistics) an indivisible unit of meaning. Categories (topical): Linguistics Translations (Translations): semantema [masculine] (Italian), semantem [masculine] (Polish), semantema [masculine] (Portuguese), kökanlam (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-semanteme-en-noun-0kiCP4Hi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -eme Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for semanteme meaning in English (1.9kB)

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