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lexicase

lexicase noun: a form of dependency grammar incorporating elements of case grammar and focusing on the lexicon.

Noun

lexicase (uncountable)

  1. (attributive) A form of dependency grammar incorporating elements of case grammar and focusing on the lexicon.

Origin of lexicase

Blend of lexical + case or Blend of lexicon + case.

Questions about lexicase

What does lexicase mean?
Lexicase means a form of dependency grammar incorporating elements of case grammar and focusing on the lexicon.
What part of speech is lexicase?
Lexicase is a noun.

Words near lexicase in the dictionary

  1. lexicalizers
  2. lexicalizes
  3. lexicalizing
  4. lexically
  5. lexically scoped
  6. lexicase
  7. lexico-
  8. lexicode
  9. lexicodes
  10. lexicog
  11. lexicog.

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