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lexeme
[lek-seem]
/ ˈlɛk sim /
NOUN
word
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Sticking strictly to lexemes, or minimal meaningful units of language, Anthony C. Woodbury has catalogued about fifteen distinct snow words in one Eskimo language, Central Alaskan Yupik—roughly the same number as there are in English.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 1, 2016
