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lexeme.

A lexical item corresponding to the set of all words (or of all multi-word expressions) that are semantically related through inflection of a particular shared basic form.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlɛkˌsiːm/
  1. A lexical item corresponding to the set of all words (or of all multi-word expressions) that are semantically related through inflection of a particular shared basic form. The abstract minimum unit of language or meaning that underlies such a set.

  2. A lexical item corresponding to the set of all words (or of all multi-word expressions) that are semantically related through inflection of a particular shared basic form. The set itself; a lexemic family.

    broadly · metonymically
  3. A lexical item corresponding to the set of all words (or of all multi-word expressions) that are semantically related through inflection of a particular shared basic form. The wordform chosen to represent such a set or family.

    broadly · metonymically
  4. An individual instance of a continuous character sequence without spaces, used in lexical analysis.

Where this word comes from

From Latin lexis, from Ancient Greek λέξις (léxis, “word”) + -eme, a suffix indicating a fundamental unit in some aspect of linguistic structure, on the model of phoneme.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.