Definitions
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- noun The act or process of
lexicalizing . - noun Something lexicalized.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the process of making a word to express a concept
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Examples
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Can you expand a bit on the idea that ‘premature lexicalization might cause fossilization’?
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Moreover, Lewis seemed to be dismissive – or perhaps unaware – of the argument that premature lexicalization might cause fossilization.
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Moreover, Lewis seemed to be dismissive – or perhaps unaware – of the argument that premature lexicalization might cause fossilization.
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Can you expand a bit on the idea that ‘premature lexicalization might cause fossilization’?
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Moreover, Lewis seemed to be dismissive – or perhaps unaware – of the argument that premature lexicalization might cause fossilization.
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Moreover, Lewis seemed to be dismissive – or perhaps unaware – of the argument that premature lexicalization might cause fossilization.
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