empty morpheme

noun

A purely formal morpheme with no semantic content.

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Meanings

nounempty morpheme (plural empty morphemes)

plural empty morphemes

  1. human sciencesA purely formal morpheme with no semantic content.
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APA

empty morpheme. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empty%20morpheme

MLA

“empty morpheme.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empty%20morpheme. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “empty morpheme,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empty%20morpheme.

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