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sublexical en · ADJ

Etymology

From sub- + lexical.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Referring to constituent parts of a word.
  2. (not-comparable) At a level lower than the lexicon.
    • Further, a workable transcription will note sublexical elements such as breathing noise and laughter. 2008, Gerd Antos, Eija Ventola, Handbook of Interpersonal Communication, page 35:

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