Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sublexical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sub-lex-i-cal
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Referring to constituent parts of a word.

adj

At a level lower than the lexicon.

Example Sentences

"Further, a workable transcription will note sublexical elements such as breathing noise and laughter."

Etymology

From sub- + lexical.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sub

Inflected Forms

sub-lexical (alternative)

Questions

What does sublexical mean?: Referring to constituent parts of a word.
Where does sublexical come from?: From sub- + lexical.

How to pronounce sublexical

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