lexemic

Variant of lexeme

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

Related Forms:

  • lexemic lex′·em′ic (-ē′mik) adjective

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