ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Alexical

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Alexical is an adjective meaning (rare) Not lexical.

Meaning

(rare) Not lexical.

Example Sentences

In Wolfram hatte Hunger, we would not say that Wolfram is the possessor of the hunger. Hence, the descriptive content is close to nothing, and it is perhaps somewhat arbitrary whether one considers hab- to be alexical or lexical.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include unlexicalized, nonlexicalized, extralexical, nonlexicographical, non-lexical, unlexicographical.

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