Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

delexical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
delex-i-cal
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That has little or no meaning by itself.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From de- + lexical.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more delexical (comparative) most delexical (superlative)

Derived Forms

delexicality delexicalization delexically

Phrases

light verb

Frequently Paired Words

light verb

Questions

What does delexical mean?
That has little or no meaning by itself.
Where does delexical come from?
From de- + lexical.

How to pronounce delexical

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