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multi-word expression

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables
mul-ti---word -ex-pres-sion
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
8
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lexeme-like unit made up of a sequence of two or more words that has properties that are not predictable from the properties of the individual words or their normal mode of combination, such as an idiom ("pay the piper"), a phrasal noun ("steam iron"), a phrasal preposition ("in front of"), or a phrasal verb ("buy off").

Inflected Forms

multi-word expressions (plural) multiword expression (alternative)

Synonyms

MWE polynym

Antonyms

mononym uninym

Questions

What does multi-word expression mean?
A lexeme-like unit made up of a sequence of two or more words that has properties that are not predictable from the properties of the individual words or their normal mode of combination, such as an idiom ("pay the piper"), a phrasal noun ("steam iron"), a phrasal preposition ("in front of"), or a phrasal verb ("buy off").

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