lexeme
[ lek-seem ]
/ ˈlɛk sim /
noun Linguistics.
a lexical unit in a language, as a word or base; vocabulary item.
Words nearby lexeme
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