Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

free morpheme

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables: free -mor-pheme
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A morpheme that can carry meaning on its own, and does not require a prefix, suffix, or infix to give it meaning.

Example Sentences

"Book is a free morpheme, but the -s on books is not, because -s carries no meaning until joined to a free morpheme."

Inflected Forms

free morphemes (plural)

Synonyms

free form

Antonyms

bound morpheme

Questions

What does free morpheme mean?: A morpheme that can carry meaning on its own, and does not require a prefix, suffix, or infix to give it meaning.

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