Lexeme
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈlɛkˌsiːm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lexeme is a noun meaning (computing) An individual instance of a continuous character sequence without spaces, used in lexical analysis.
Meaning
(computing) An individual instance of a continuous character sequence without spaces, used in lexical analysis.
More Meanings
- (linguistics) 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.
Example Sentences
Near-synonym: token
Word Forms
- lexemes
Synonyms for lexeme
Depending on context, synonyms include token.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include morpheme, lexemehood, semolexeme, lexon, lexicon, lemmatisation.
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