lexeme

[ lek-seem ]
/ ˈlɛk sim /

noun Linguistics.

a lexical unit in a language, as a word or base; vocabulary item.

Origin of lexeme

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

British Dictionary definitions for lexeme

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

Word Origin for lexeme

C20: from lex ( icon) + -eme