lexicalized

lexicalized

English

Verb

lexicalized

  1. simple past and past participle of lexicalize
    The vocative particle -e has lexicalized in the greeting tule "hey!"; no one these days ever says tul.

Adjective

lexicalized (comparative more lexicalized, superlative most lexicalized)

  1. (grammar) Expressing a concept with a separate word rather than an inflected or derived form of a semantically related word.
    Synonym: lexical
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