lexical item

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lexical item

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From lexical + item.

noun lexical items

  1. A term (that is, a word or sequence of words) that acts as a unit of meaning, including words, phrases, phrasal verbs, and proverbs. He also realized that by comparing different types of text you may be able to spot "a different density ( repetition rate ) of lexical items, and different degrees of cohesion, in the short story and in the novel.

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noun term that acts as a unit of meaning

日本語語彙項目 goi kōmoku
中文詞項 /词项 cíxiàng
Françaislexie
Deutschlexikalische Einheit, Wortschatzeinheit
Русскийлекси́ческая едини́ца leksíčeskaja jediníca, лекси́ческий элеме́нт leksíčeskij elemént
Tiếng Việtđơn vị từ vựng

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@misc{lexical_item_2026,
  title = {lexical item},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lexical%20item},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}