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lexicogenesis

lexicogenesis noun: the linguistic processes whereby a word originates or is created.

Noun

lexicogenesis (uncountable)

  1. The linguistic processes whereby a word originates or is created.

Origin of lexicogenesis

lexico- + -genesis

Words formed from lexicogenesis

Questions about lexicogenesis

What does lexicogenesis mean?
Lexicogenesis means the linguistic processes whereby a word originates or is created.
What part of speech is lexicogenesis?
Lexicogenesis is a noun.

Words near lexicogenesis in the dictionary

  1. lexico-
  2. lexicode
  3. lexicodes
  4. lexicog
  5. lexicog.
  6. lexicogenesis
  7. lexicogenetic
  8. lexicogenic
  9. lexicogrammar
  10. lexicogrammars
  11. lexicogrammatical

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