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phrase vs lexicalise

lexicalise vs phrase

phrase is a noun but lexicalise is not a noun.

phrase and lexicalise both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
phrase Yes No Yes No
lexicalise No No Yes No
As verbs, lexicalise is a hyponym of phrase; that is, lexicalise is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than phrase:
  • phrase: put into words or an expression
  • lexicalise: make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language
Other hyponyms of phrase include ask, lexicalize, dogmatise, dogmatize, formularise, formularize, cast, couch, frame, put, redact.
phrase (noun) lexicalise (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
phrase (verb) lexicalise (verb)
put into words or an expression make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language
divide, combine, or mark into phrases
Difference between phrase and lexicalise

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