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lexical innovation

lexical innovation noun: the introduction of new terms or meanings into a language’s vocabulary.

Noun

lexical innovation (countable and uncountable, plural lexical innovations)

  1. The introduction of new terms or meanings into a language’s vocabulary.

Forms of lexical innovation

plurallexical innovations

Questions about lexical innovation

What does lexical innovation mean?
Lexical innovation means the introduction of new terms or meanings into a language’s vocabulary.
What part of speech is lexical innovation?
Lexical innovation is a noun.
What is the plural of lexical innovation?
The plural of lexical innovation is lexical innovations.

Words near lexical innovation in the dictionary

  1. lexical definition
  2. lexical definitions
  3. lexical density
  4. lexical gap
  5. lexical gaps
  6. lexical innovation
  7. lexical innovations
  8. lexical item
  9. lexical items
  10. lexical middle voice
  11. lexical resource

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