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.