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View synonyms for lexeme
lexeme
[ lek-seem ]
noun
, Linguistics.
- a lexical unit in a language, as a word or base; vocabulary item.
lexeme
/ ˈlɛksiːm /
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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Word History and Origins
Origin of lexeme1
C20: from lex ( icon ) + -eme
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