First Known Use: 1938
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lexeme
noun lex·eme \ˈlek-ˌsēm\
Definition of LEXEME
: a meaningful linguistic unit that is an item in the vocabulary of a language
— lex·em·ic \lek-ˈsē-mik\ adjective
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Origin of LEXEME
Greek lexis word, speech + English -eme — more at lexicon
Rhymes with LEXEME
abeam, agleam, airstream, berseem, beseem, bireme, blaspheme, bloodstream, centime, coal seam, cold cream, crossbeam, daydream, downstream, dream team, drill team, egg cream, esteem, extreme, French seam, grapheme, Gulf Stream, hakim, headstream, high beam, hornbeam, I beam, ice cream, inseam, jet stream, kilim, live steam, low beam, mainstream, midstream, millime, millstream, moonbeam, morpheme, onstream, phoneme, pipe dream, redeem, regime, rhyme scheme, sealed-beam, sememe, sidestream, slipstream, sour cream, sunbeam, supreme, tag team, Tarim, third-stream, toneme, trireme, unseam, upstream, warp beam, wet dream
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