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Synonyms of lexeme

10 similar words

Another word for lexeme is lemma. Other synonyms of lexeme are lexical item, semanteme, base form, basic form and canonical form.

Synonyms and similar words for lexeme

nounThe abstract minimum unit of language or meaning that underlies such a set.

  • lexical itemA term (that is, a word or sequence of words) that acts as a unit of meaning, including words, phrases, phrasal verbs...
  • semantemeAn indivisible unit of meaning.

nounThe wordform chosen to represent such a set or family.

  • base form
  • basic formThe uninflected form of a word used as a dictionary entry.
  • canonical form
  • citation formThe basic form of a word or set of words used as a dictionary entry (of any part of speech, but especially of a phrase).
  • dictionary formThe basic form of a word used as a dictionary entry (of any part of speech, but especially of a verb).
  • headword
  • lemmaThe canonical form of an inflected word; i.e., the form usually found as the headword in a dictionary, such as the...

nounAn individual instance of a continuous character sequence without spaces, used in lexical analysis.

  • tokenA lexeme; a basic, grammatically indivisible unit of a language such as a keyword, operator or identifier.

Meaning of lexeme

  1. noun The abstract minimum unit of language or meaning that underlies such a set.
  2. noun The set itself; a lexemic family.
  3. noun The wordform chosen to represent such a set or family.

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Questions about synonyms of lexeme

What is another word for lexeme?
Lexeme has 10 synonyms on Word.ws, such as lemma, lexical item, semanteme, base form, basic form, canonical form, citation form and dictionary form.
What does lexeme mean?
Lexeme means the abstract minimum unit of language or meaning that underlies such a set.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lexeme (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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