LEXICALIZE

lexicalize, lexicalise

(verb) make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language; “The concept expressed by German ‘Gemuetlichkeit’ is not lexicalized in English”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

lexicalize (third-person singular simple present lexicalizes, present participle lexicalizing, simple past and past participle lexicalized)

(transitive) To convert to a single lexical unit, as a group of words with meaning beyond their parts.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

13 January 2025

SOAK

(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.

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