lexeme

Example Sentences

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But the reader does not wish to grab the blunt cudgel of a weaponized lexeme, I sense, and so I suggest a quaint euphemism.

From Slate • Oct. 15, 2014

But today The Fiver finds itself in need of a new collective term, some apt lexeme to describe an assemblage of football icons who all retire at the same time.

From The Guardian • May 17, 2013

That same year, giving voice to the lexeme was enough to get 19-year-old Emily Parr thrown out of the Big Brother house.

From The Guardian • Jan. 14, 2013