phraseme
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phraseme
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From phrase + -eme.
noun phrasemes
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An utterance, consisting of multiple words or morphemes, at least one of whose components is selectionally constrained or restricted by linguistic convention such that it is not freely chosen; a lexicalized multi-word expression.
A phraseme is a linguistic entity, consisting of at least two items, the meaning of which is characterised by semantic irregularity, that is to say, the meaning of a phraseme is not arrived at by the composition of the meanings of its lexical constituents, but it is understood as semantically indepe
Similar: set phrase
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noun lexicalized multiword expression — see also set phrase
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Talk about this word "phraseme." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/phraseme. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. phraseme. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/phraseme "phraseme." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/phraseme.
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@misc{phraseme_2026,
title = {phraseme},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/phraseme},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
