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relexifier

/ɹiˈlɛk.səˌfaɪ.ɚ/

relexifier noun: one who relexifies.

Noun

relexifier (plural relexifiers)

  1. One who relexifies.
    • The relexifiers thus relabelled the lexical entry copied from kò as te, a reduced form of été. This derivation accounts straightforwardly for the fact that the properties of te in the Haitian lexicon parallel those of kò in the Fongbe lexicon.c. 1994, Lefebvre, Claire, The tense, mood and aspect system of Haitian Creole and the problem of transmission of grammar in creole genesis, Université du Québec à Montréal, p. 69

Forms of relexifier

pluralrelexifiers

Origin of relexifier

From relexify + -er.

Questions about relexifier

What does relexifier mean?
Relexifier means one who relexifies.
What part of speech is relexifier?
Relexifier is a noun.
How do you pronounce relexifier?
Relexifier is pronounced /ɹiˈlɛk.səˌfaɪ.ɚ/.
What is the plural of relexifier?
The plural of relexifier is relexifiers.

Words near relexifier in the dictionary

  1. relexicalizes
  2. relexicalizing
  3. relexification
  4. relexifications
  5. relexified
  6. relexifier
  7. relexifiers
  8. relexifies
  9. relexify
  10. relexifying
  11. relfie

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