morphoneme

/ˈmɔrfənɪm/

Definitions

1. noun

A unit of sound that is the smallest part of a phoneme in a language, often represented by a symbol in phonetic transcription.

“The linguist analyzed the morphonemes in the spoken dialect to understand its unique characteristics.”

2. noun

A morphoneme is often considered the most fundamental unit of sound in a language, used to describe the phonetic properties of words.

Synonyms

  • morpheme
  • phoneme