lexicalized

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adjective

Expressing a concept with a separate word rather than an inflected or derived form of a semantically related word.

“The vocative particle -e has lexicalized in the greeting tule "hey!"; no one these days ever says tul.”

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of lexicalize

    The vocative particle -e has lexicalized in the greeting tule "hey!"; no one these days ever says tul.

adjectivelexicalized (comparative more lexicalized, superlative most lexicalized)

comparative more lexicalized · superlative most lexicalized

  1. grammarExpressing a concept with a separate word rather than an inflected or derived form of a semantically related word.

    Synonyms: lexical

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveExpressing a concept with a separate word rather than an inflected or derived form of a semantically related word.

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adjectiveexpressed by a word

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

lexicalized. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lexicalized

MLA

“lexicalized.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lexicalized. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lexicalized,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lexicalized.

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