Definition

Made up of two smallest units of meaning in a language.

Example

The word 'unhappiness' is bimorphemic because it contains the morphemes 'un-' and 'happiness'.

Conversation

Did you know that some words are bimorphemic?

Really? What do you mean by that?

It means they consist of two morphemes, like 'unhappy'.

That's interesting! I never thought about how words are built.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Bimorphemic → It is formed from "bi-" (meaning two) and "morpheme" (from Greek "morphe", meaning form or shape) and the suffix "-ic" (meaning pertaining to). The word describes something that pertains to two morphemes or units of meaning in linguistics.

Memory Tip

Think of 'bi-' meaning two and 'morpheme' referring to a unit of meaning — so bimorphemic describes something that has two units of meaning.

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