acteme

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noun

A unit of behavior.

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Meanings

nounacteme (plural actemes)

plural actemes

  1. human sciencesA unit of behavior.

    A realisation of an acteme is called an act, and is the content of one semantically homogeneous verse series.

    1970, Fritz Kramer, Literature among the Cuna Indians

Origin

From act + -eme.

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Translations

Portuguese actema
  • actemaa unit of behavior

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

McAteemecate
Cite this entry
APA

acteme. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acteme

MLA

“acteme.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acteme. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acteme,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acteme.

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