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ending vs morpheme

morpheme vs ending

ending and morpheme both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ending Yes No No No
morpheme Yes No No No
As nouns, morpheme is a hypernym of ending; that is, morpheme is a word with a broader meaning than ending:
  • ending: the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
  • morpheme: minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units
ending (noun) morpheme (noun)
the act of ending something minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
the last section of a communication
event whose occurrence ends something
the point in time at which something ends
Difference between ending and morpheme

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