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Lexem

lexeme (linguistic unit)

noun lek-ZAYM Rare
Communication Language

Origin: from Greek lexis (word)

Usage Note

Lexem is the basic unit of a language's vocabulary, abstracting over all inflected forms. gehen, geht, ging, gegangen are all forms of the same Lexem GEHEN; it is the entry in the mental lexicon.

Examples

"Ein Lexem umfasst alle flektierten Formen eines Wortes als abstrakte Einheit."

Natural Translation

A lexeme encompasses all inflected forms of a word as an abstract unit.

Literal Translation

A lexeme encompasses all inflected forms of a word as abstract unit.

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