lexicalization

English

Etymology

lexical + -ization

Noun

lexicalization (countable and uncountable, plural lexicalizations)

  1. The act or process of lexicalizing.
  2. Something lexicalized: a word, collocation, or symbol that has been lexicalized.
    Hyponym: open compound

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