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nonlemma

nonlemma is the alternative spelling of non-lemma.

Meaning of non-lemma

Noun

non-lemma (plural non-lemmas or non-lemmata)

  1. (rare) Any form of a lexeme that is not its lemma.
    • According to Schmauder (1991) they had a narrow range of frequency of occurrence (our nonlemma count yields an average of 68; Francis & Kucera, 1982).1991, Lewis P. Shapiro et al., “Verb effects during sentence processing”, in Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, volume XVII, № 5, pages 986-987

Forms of nonlemma

pluralnonlemmas
pluralnonlemmata

Questions about nonlemma

What is nonlemma the alternative spelling of?
Nonlemma is the alternative spelling of non-lemma.

Words near nonlemma in the dictionary

  1. nonlegitimate
  2. nonlegume
  3. nonlegumes
  4. nonleguminous
  5. nonleisure
  6. nonlemma
  7. nonlemmas
  8. nonlemniscal
  9. nonlender
  10. nonlenders
  11. nonlending

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