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postlexical

postlexical adjective: following application of a lexical rule.

Adjective

postlexical (not comparable)

  1. Following application of a lexical rule

Origin of postlexical

From post- + lexical.

Questions about postlexical

What does postlexical mean?
Postlexical means following application of a lexical rule.
What part of speech is postlexical?
Postlexical is an adjective.

Words near postlexical in the dictionary

  1. postlesional
  2. postless
  3. Postlethwaite
  4. Postlewait
  5. Postlewaits
  6. postlexical
  7. postliberal
  8. postliberalism
  9. postliberalisms
  10. postliberals
  11. postliberation

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