mesoseme

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adjective

Having a medium orbital index, between megaseme and microseme.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

adjectivemesoseme (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparableanatomyHaving a medium orbital index, between megaseme and microseme.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσῆμα“sign, mark”
  2. Englishmesoseme

From meso- + Ancient Greek σῆμα (sêma, “sign, mark”). Compare French mésosème.

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APA

mesoseme. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesoseme

MLA

“mesoseme.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesoseme. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mesoseme,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesoseme.

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