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		Definition of lexeme in English: lexemenoun ˈlɛksiːmˈlɛkˌsim Linguistics A basic lexical unit of a language consisting of one word or several words, the elements of which do not separately convey the meaning of the whole.  Example sentencesExamples -  On this account, the word based theories posit that lexical relations in Semitic languages are linked to derivations involving lexemes and morphemes.
 -  The resulting semantico-functional variant of a lexeme performs a different function in speech.
 -  Linguists might call the monster on the ice-floes a floating signifier, a lexeme whose meaning varies contextually.
 -  This may be a consequence of abnormally rapid decay of lexemes in the phonological output lexicon.
 -  Therefore, high imageability words will easily and uniquely access their corresponding lexemes.
 
 
 Origin   1940s: from lexicon + -eme.    Definition of lexeme in US English: lexemenounˈlɛkˌsimˈlekˌsēm Linguistics A basic lexical unit of a language, consisting of one word or several words, considered as an abstract unit, and applied to a family of words related by form or meaning.  Example sentencesExamples -  On this account, the word based theories posit that lexical relations in Semitic languages are linked to derivations involving lexemes and morphemes.
 -  This may be a consequence of abnormally rapid decay of lexemes in the phonological output lexicon.
 -  Therefore, high imageability words will easily and uniquely access their corresponding lexemes.
 -  Linguists might call the monster on the ice-floes a floating signifier, a lexeme whose meaning varies contextually.
 -  The resulting semantico-functional variant of a lexeme performs a different function in speech.
 
 
 Origin   1940s: from lexicon + -eme.     |