minimal meaningful unit
Definitions
In linguistics, the smallest unit of language that carries a specific meaning, such as a morpheme.
The smallest component of a system or language that cannot be divided further without losing its functional or semantic significance.
Examples
In linguistics, a morpheme is defined as the smallest minimal meaningful unit of a language.
Students were asked to identify each minimal meaningful unit within the complex compound words provided in the exercise.
Synonyms
morpheme smallest linguistic unit of meaning atomic unit of language basic semantic building block
Antonyms
complex linguistic structure multi-morphemic word phrase sentence discourse