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[
lek
-si-k
uh
-lahyz
]
lex·i·cal·ize
/
ˈlɛk
sɪ
kəˌlaɪz
/
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verb (used with object),
lex·i·cal·ized,
lex·i·cal·iz·ing.
Linguistics
.
1.
to convert (an affix, a phrase, etc.) into a
lexical
item, as in using the
suffix
-ism
as the
noun
ism.
2.
to represent (a
set
of semantic features) by a
lexical
item.
Also,
especially British
,
lex·i·cal·ise
.
Origin:
1935–40;
lexical
+
-ize
Related forms
lex·i·cal·i·za·tion,
noun
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any speech sequence consisting of one or more words and preceded and followed by silence
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an area of human experience or perception that is delimited and subcategorized by a set of interrelated vocabulary
the thing or concept denoted by a sign
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lexicalize
or
lexicalise
(ˈlɛksɪkəˌlaɪz)
—
vb
linguistics
to form (a word or lexeme) or (of a word or lexeme) to be formed from constituent morphemes, words, or lexemes, as to form
cannot
from
can
and
not
lexicalise
or
lexicalise
—
vb
lexicali'zation
or
lexicalise
—
n
lexicali'sation
or
lexicalise
—
n
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