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How many morphemes are in the word desirability?

Let's break down the word "desirability" to count its morphemes:

* desir-: This is the root morpheme, meaning "to desire."

* -able: This is a suffix meaning "capable of being."

* -ity: This is a suffix meaning "state or quality of."

Therefore, "desirability" has three morphemes.

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