how to pronounce morpheme

/ˈmɔː.fiːm/

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the above transcription of morpheme is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

morpheme is pronounced in two syllables

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1.

ɔː

2.

iː

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An example use of morpheme in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

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meanings of morpheme

noun:

The smallest linguistic unit within a word that can carry a meaning.

morpheme frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word morpheme occurs in english on average 0.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.