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
