lexical meaning

/ˈlɛksɪkəl ˈmiːnɪŋ/

noun phrase

  1. The meaning of a word or fixed expression as a vocabulary item, especially its dictionary meaning, rather than its grammatical function or context-specific use.

    C1

    usually uncountable

    • "The lexical meaning of “dog” is a type of animal."B1
    • "The lexical meaning of 'bank' includes a financial institution and the side of a river."B2
    • "In language study, lexical meaning is often distinguished from grammatical meaning."B2
    • "Context can modify or extend the lexical meaning of a word without changing its basic form."C1

Collocations

lexical meaningbasic lexical meaningchange in lexical meaninglexical meaning of a word

Word family

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