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lexicalize vs phrase

phrase vs lexicalize

lexicalize is not a noun while phrase is a noun.

lexicalize and phrase both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lexicalize No No Yes No
phrase Yes No Yes No
As verbs, phrase is a hypernym of lexicalize; that is, phrase is a word with a broader meaning than lexicalize:
  • lexicalize: make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language
  • phrase: put into words or an expression
Other hypernyms of lexicalize include articulate, formulate, give voice, word.
lexicalize (noun) phrase (noun)
dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
a short musical passage
an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
lexicalize (verb) phrase (verb)
make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language put into words or an expression
divide, combine, or mark into phrases
Difference between lexicalize and phrase

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