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Word of the Day Tuesday, June 9, 2026

morphophonemic

/mɔːrfəʊˈnɛmɪk/ noun · British & US
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What does morphophonemic mean?

noun

A morphophonemic is a unit of sound in a language that is determined by the combination of phonemes in a word, and is used to describe the sound patterns of a language. It is a key concept in phonology, the study of the sound system of a language.

Example

"The linguist studied the morphophonemic patterns of the indigenous language to better understand its grammar and syntax."

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