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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

delexical en · ADJ

Etymology

From de- + lexical.

Meanings

  1. (of a verb) That has little or no meaning by itself.
    • The verb "take" is delexical in the phrase "take a shower".

Forms

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most delexical Degree=Sup lexicographic
more delexical Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

delexicality · delexically · delexicalization

Relateds

light verb