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How many morphemes are in the word selfish?

The word "selfish" has two morphemes:

* self: This is the root morpheme, meaning "oneself."

* -ish: This is a suffix meaning "having the qualities of."

Therefore, "selfish" is a compound word made up of two morphemes.

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