What does "lexical item" mean?

A term (that is, a word or sequence of words) that acts as a unit of meaning, including words, phrases, phrasal verbs, and proverbs.

Lexical item

Q: What is a synonym for "lexical item"?

Common synonyms include: animal-led ecosystem, dictionary entry, dictionary item, fixed expression, glossary entry, glossary term.

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Noun

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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."

Synonyms

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animal-led ecosystem dictionary entry dictionary item fixed expression glossary entry glossary term

Antonyms

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free form grammatical element nonentry nonlexical

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"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."

Etymology

From lexical + item.

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