Bimorphemic

/ˌbaɪmɔrˈfɛmɪk/ adjective

Definition

In linguistics, consisting of two morphemes or meaningful units of language.

Etymology

From bi- (two) + morpheme (from Greek morphe, form, + -eme suffix). Linguistic terminology that emerged in 20th-century structural linguistics.

Kelly Says

The word 'happiness' is bimorphemic—it breaks into 'happy' + '-ness,' which is why you can understand it even if you've never heard it before!

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