lexeme

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Noun lexeme has 1 sense

lexeme - a minimal unit (as a word or stem) in the lexicon of a language; `go' and `went' and `gone' and `going' are all members of the English lexeme `go'
--₁ is a kind of language unit, linguistic unit

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Lexeme

Definition:

A lexeme refers to the smallest meaningful unit of language, typically a word or a base word form, which carries meaning independently or as part of a larger expression.

Parts of Speech:

Noun: The term "lexeme" can be used as a noun to signify a linguistic unit representing a concept or an abstract word form.

Examples:

Noun:

The word "dog" is a lexeme representing the animal species.
In the sentence, "She runs," the lexeme "runs" represents the action being performed.

Usage:

The concept of lexemes is commonly employed in various linguistic and computational fields such as morphology, syntax, and natural language processing.

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