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What is the free morpheme in word disgraceful?

The free morpheme in the word "disgraceful" is grace.

Here's why:

* Free morpheme: A free morpheme can stand alone as a word with meaning.

* Bound morpheme: A bound morpheme cannot stand alone and needs to be attached to another morpheme to have meaning.

In "disgraceful", "dis-" is a bound morpheme (prefix) that means "not" or "the opposite of". "Ful" is also a bound morpheme (suffix) that means "full of".

Therefore, the only free morpheme in "disgraceful" is grace.

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