LEXICALIZATION


Meaning of LEXICALIZATION in English

ˌleksə̇kələ̇ˈzāshən noun

( -s -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: lexical + -ization

1. : the realization of a meaning in a single word or morpheme of a language rather than in a grammatical construction

2. : the treatment of a formerly freely composed, grammatically regular, and semantically transparent phrase or inflected form as a formally or semantically idiomatic expression

• lex·i·cal·ize ˈ ̷ ̷  ̷ ̷  ̷ ̷ ˌlīz transitive verb

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