lexeme

[ lek-seem ]
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nounLinguistics.
  1. a lexical unit in a language, as a word or base; vocabulary item.

Origin of lexeme

1
1935–40; lex(ical) or lex(icon) + -eme

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British Dictionary definitions for lexeme

lexeme

/ (ˈlɛksiːm) /


noun
  1. 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

Origin of lexeme

1
C20: from lex (icon) + -eme

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