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sememe

[ sem-eem, see-meem ]

noun

, Linguistics.
  1. the meaning of a morpheme.
  2. a basic unit of meaning or content.

sememe

/ ˈsiːmiːm /

noun

  1. the meaning of a morpheme
  2. Also calledsemanteme a minimum unit of meaning in terms of which it is sometimes proposed that meaning in general might be analysed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sememe1

< Greek sêm ( a ) sign + -eme; coined by L. Bloomfield in 1933; semanteme
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sememe1

C20 (coined in 1933 by Leonard Bloomfield (1887–1949), US linguist): from Greek sēma a sign + -eme

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