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glosseme
glos·seme [ gláw sm, gló sm ] (plural glos·semes)


noun 
Definition:
 
smallest language unit: the smallest meaningful unit of a language
[Early 20th century. < Greek glōssema "word requiring explanation" < glōssa "tongue, language, obscure word"]
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