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Word of the Day – Delexical

By February 17, 2024Word of the Day

Delexical (adj)

de-lek-si-kal

(linguistic) (of a verb) having little or no meaning in its own right, for example take in take a photograph.

From Latin

Example sentences

“She offered to give her a hand, but the language barrier meant she didn’t understand the delexical verb and thought she as being given an actual hand.”

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