phraseme

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An utterance, consisting of multiple words or morphemes, at least one of whose components is selectionally constrained or restricted by linguistic convention such that it is not freely chosen; a lexicalized multi-word expression.

Word forms

phraseme phrasemes

Etymology

From phrase + -eme.

Synonyms

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