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lexeme Definition

lex·eme (lek′sēm′)

noun

Linguis. a word or stem that is a meaningful unit in a language and coincides with the abstract unit underlying a given set of inflected forms

Etymology: < Gr lexis, word (see lexicon) + -eme

lexeme Related Forms

lex′·em′ic (-ē′mik) adjective

lexeme Usage Examples

Converse of object

enjoy: HOLIDAY FUN FOR LINGUISTS The Linguists among us will enjoy the various lexemes for the word " snow " found in one Inuit dialect.

Preposition: for

word: Or marvel at the various lexemes for the word " snow " found in one Inuit dialect.

Adjective modifier

  • single: A single lexeme may be assigned stress on one pattern by some speakers, and on another by others.
  • various: Or marvel at the various lexemes for the word " snow " found in one Inuit dialect.
  • particular: Use of wildcards to implement a fuzzy search for a particular lexeme frequently finds words which are not part of the paradigm under investigation.
  • complex: In addition, it contains all relationships between simple and complex lexemes.
  • bound: Free or bound lexemes are most natural as morphological bases ( e.g.

Noun used with modifier

multiword: Furthermore the system is able to cope with discontinuous multiword lexemes.