morphemes

Definition of morphemesnext
plural of morpheme

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Noun
  • Today, that same company estimates that 145 million Valentine’s Day cards are sent each year, making Valentine’s Day second only to Christmas in terms of card-sending holidays.
    Kate Perez, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Bad Bunny’s sum of 98 million misses being his biggest streaming day ever by a hair (or in football terms, a few yards, or even inches).
    Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Videos on Chinese social media show people adorning their homes with red posters carrying well-wishing phrases, known as fai chun or chunlian, in an annual festive ritual.
    Chris Lau, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Here’s 5 boundary-setting phrases high performers use at work.
    Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Morphemes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morphemes. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.

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