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delexical

delexical adjective: that has little or no meaning by itself.

Adjective

delexical (comparative more delexical, superlative most delexical)

  1. That has little or no meaning by itself.
    • The verb "take" is delexical in the phrase "take a shower".

Forms of delexical

comparativemore delexical
superlativemost delexical

Origin of delexical

From de- + lexical.

Words formed from delexical

Questions about delexical

What does delexical mean?
Delexical means that has little or no meaning by itself.
What part of speech is delexical?
Delexical is an adjective.

Words near delexical in the dictionary

  1. deleveraging
  2. deleveragings
  3. delevered
  4. delevering
  5. delevers
  6. delexical
  7. delexicalisation
  8. delexicalisations
  9. delexicalise
  10. delexicalised
  11. delexicalises

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