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extralexical

extralexical adjective: outside of lexical concerns; not part of the lexicon.

Adjective

extralexical (not comparable)

  1. Outside of lexical concerns; not part of the lexicon.

Origin of extralexical

From extra- + lexical.

Questions about extralexical

What does extralexical mean?
Extralexical means outside of lexical concerns; not part of the lexicon.
What part of speech is extralexical?
Extralexical is an adjective.

Words near extralexical in the dictionary

  1. extralegal
  2. extralegally
  3. extralemniscal
  4. extralenticular
  5. extralesional
  6. extralexical
  7. extraligamentous
  8. extralight
  9. extralimital
  10. extralimitary
  11. extralingual

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