LEXEME


Meaning of LEXEME in English

/ ˈleksiːm; NAmE / (also ˌlexical ˈunit ) noun

( linguistics ) a word or several words that have a meaning that is not expressed by any of its separate parts

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WORD ORIGIN

1940s: from lexicon + -eme .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.