what is a morpheme
Definition. A morpheme is a meaningful linguistic unit consisting of a word (such as dog) or a word element (such as the-s at the end of dogs) that can't be divided into smaller meaningful parts. Adjective: morphemic. Morphemes are the smallest units of meaning in a language.They are commonly classified as either free morphemes (which can occur as separate words) or bound morphemes (which can't stand alone as words). Many words in English are made up of a single free morpheme.djective: morphemic. Morphemes are the smallest units of meaning in a language. They are commonly classified as either free morphemes (which can occur as separate words) or bound morphemes (which can't stand alone as words). Many words in English are made up of a single free morpheme.