relexifier

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/ɹiˈlɛk.səˌfaɪ.ɚ/

noun

One who relexifies.

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Meanings

nounrelexifier (plural relexifiers)

plural relexifiers

  1. human sciencesOne who relexifies.

    The relexifiers thus relabelled the lexical entry copied from kò as te, a reduced form of été. This derivation accounts straightforwardly for the fact that the properties of te in the Haitian lexicon parallel those of kò in the Fongbe lexicon.

    c. 1994, Lefebvre, Claire, The tense, mood and aspect system of Haitian Creole and the problem of transmission of grammar in creole genesis, Université du Québec à Montréal, p. 69

Origin

From relexify + -er.

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APA

relexifier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relexifier

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“relexifier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relexifier. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “relexifier,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relexifier.

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