LEXEME


Meaning of LEXEME in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlek-ˌsēm ]

noun

Etymology: Greek lex is word, speech + English -eme — more at lexicon

Date: 1940

: a meaningful linguistic unit that is an item in the vocabulary of a language

• lex·em·ic lek-ˈsē-mik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.