Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

classeme

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: classeme
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A generic or contextual seme, denoting a group of objects.

Example Sentences

"Given that "bark" has two classemes, human and canine, it is the presence of the dog or the commissioner that decides whether "bark" is taken in a literal or figurative sense."

Etymology

From class + -eme.

Inflected Forms

classemes (plural)

Derived Forms

classemic

Questions

What does classeme mean?: A generic or contextual seme, denoting a group of objects.
Where does classeme come from?: From class + -eme.

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