Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a lexical manner; according to lexical principles; as regards vocabulary.
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- adverb manner In a
lexical manner. - adverb domain In terms of a lexicon.
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- adverb by means of words
Etymologies
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Examples
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In certain cases, there have even been deliberate, sometimes zealous, efforts to introduce new words into English, with some of these proving lexically productive.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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In certain cases, there have even been deliberate, sometimes zealous, efforts to introduce new words into English, with some of these proving lexically productive.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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I was first introduced to the idea of learning lexically in 1998 when I read an interview given by M. Lewis to a magazine we have back here.
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It seems to me that alphabetization with randomization of starting letter would solve just about every problem except the problem of people who have a name that is lexically similar to really annoying people.
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So, “to do”, an anomalous verb, became an auxiliary verb c. 14th-15th c. and is now lexically empty but grammatically functional.
Book Review: “Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue” « Motivated Grammar 2010
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A one-to-one situation offers the ideal context for reformulation of learner output so as to make it more idiomatic and lexically rich.
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A one-to-one situation offers the ideal context for reformulation of learner output so as to make it more idiomatic and lexically rich.
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In other cases, the English word used is lexically correct but fails to convey the technical meaning of the Persian.
A clarification of questions : an unabridged translation of Resaleh towzih al-masael : Law is Cool 2008
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To suggest the subtle pervasiveness of her aura, mention of its spread is carried in turn lexically and syntactically as well as phonetically.
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I was first introduced to the idea of learning lexically in 1998 when I read an interview given by M.
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