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How many morphemes does the word crocodile have?

The word "crocodile" has two morphemes.

* croco - This is the root morpheme, meaning "crocodile".

* -dile - This is a suffix that doesn't change the meaning, but it makes the word a noun.

So, while the word is made up of 7 letters, it only contains two meaningful units of sound, or morphemes.

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