See Also: lexeme(dictionary)

lexeme (iou)



lexeme noun. M20.
[from LEX(ICON + -EME.]
Linguistics. A lexical unit in the vocabulary of a language; a morpheme representing such a unit.
le'xemic adjective & noun (a) adjective of or pertaining to lexemes; (b) noun in pl., the branch of linguistics that deals with lexemes: M20.