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| se·man·teme [ sə mán tm ] (plural se·man·temes) |
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smallest unit of meaning: the smallest possible unit of meaning in language, expressing a single image or idea, e.g. cat, sit, or non-
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| [Early 20th century. < French sémantème< Greek semantikos (see semantic), after morphème "morpheme"] |
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