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sem·eme | \ ˈse-ˌmēm 
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\Definition of sememe
1 : the meaning of a morpheme
2a : seme sense 2
b : a class of related semes
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sememic \ sə-ˈmē-mik \ adjective
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The first known use of sememe was in 1913
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