形けい態たい素そ

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Meanings

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noun

morpheme

linguistics

Linguistics term for the smallest meaningful unit in a language.

shape, form, style

態attitude, condition, figure

素elementary, principle, naked

形けい態たい論ろん
Morphology, the study of word structure, while 形態素 is the unit itself.
音おん素そ
Phoneme, the smallest sound unit, contrasted with the meaning-bearing morpheme.

Compound of 形態 (form) and 素 (element), likely a calque from Western linguistic terminology.