Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bound morpheme

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables: bound- -mor-pheme
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A morpheme that can only occur when bound to a root morpheme. For example: cran- (as in cranberry), -ed, -ing, -ly.

Inflected Forms

bound morphemes (plural)

Synonyms

bound form

Antonyms

free morpheme

Questions

What does bound morpheme mean?: A morpheme that can only occur when bound to a root morpheme. For example: cran- (as in cranberry), -ed, -ing, -ly.

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