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morphophonemics
noun plural but singular in construction mor·pho·pho·ne·mics \ˌmȯr-fō-fə-ˈnē-miks\
Definition of MORPHOPHONEMICS
1
: a study of the phonemic differences between allomorphs of the same morpheme
2
: the distribution of allomorphs in one morpheme
3
: the structure of a language in terms of morphophonemics
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First Known Use of MORPHOPHONEMICS
1938
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