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lexeme
[ lek-seem ]
noun
Linguistics.
- a lexical unit in a language, as a word or base; vocabulary item.
lexeme
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noun
- linguistics a minimal meaningful unit of language, the meaning of which cannot be understood from that of its component morphemes. Take off (in the senses to mimic, to become airborne, etc) is a lexeme, as well as the independent morphemes take and off
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of lexeme1
C20: from lex ( icon ) + -eme
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But today The Fiver finds itself in need of a new collective term, some apt lexeme to describe an assemblage of football icons who all retire at the same time.
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That same year, giving voice to the lexeme was enough to get 19-year-old Emily Parr thrown out of the Big Brother house.
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