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bound_morpheme

bound morpheme

English

Noun

bound morpheme ‎(plural bound morphemes)

A morpheme that can only occur when bound to a root morpheme. For example, -ed, -ing, -ly.

Translations

type of morpheme

Finnish: sidonnainen morfeemi
French: morphème lié (fr) m
German: gebundenes Morphem (de) n

Japanese: 拘束形態素 ‎(kōsoku keitaiso), 束縛形態素 ‎(sokubaku keitaiso)

Antonyms

free morpheme

Hyponyms

cranberry morpheme