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Noun bound morpheme has 1 sense
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Definitions from the WebTerm: Bound Morpheme Description: A bound morpheme is a morpheme that cannot stand alone as a word and must be attached to another morpheme in order to convey meaning. It is a fundamental unit of morphology, which is the study of words and their formation. Sense 1: In linguistics, a bound morpheme is a morpheme that only occurs in combination with other morphemes. It is typically affixed to a root or base word to create a new word or alter its meaning. Example sentence: The '-ed' suffix in the word "walked" is a bound morpheme indicating the past tense of the verb "walk". Sense 2: In some languages, bound morphemes can have grammatical functions such as marking plurality, case, tense, or gender. Example sentence: In Spanish, the suffix '-s' in the word "gatos" is a bound morpheme that indicates plural, making it mean "cats" instead of just "cat". Related Products: | ||||
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