lexicalization
noun
lex路i路cal路i路za路tion
| \ 藢lek-si-k蓹-l蓹-藞z膩-sh蓹n
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Definition of lexicalization
1
: the realization of a meaning in a single word or morpheme rather than in a grammatical construction
2
: the treatment of a formerly freely composed, grammatically regular, and semantically transparent phrase or inflected form as a formally or semantically idiomatic expression
Other Words from lexicalization
lexicalize
\ 藞lek-si-k蓹-藢l墨z
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transitive verb
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transitive verb
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