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lexical meaning definition

lexical meaning

the meaning of a base () in a paradigm, apart from any meaning it may acquire as part of a sentence (Ex.: the meaning of walk in walks, walked, walking)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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