phraseme
Meanings
noun
- 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
Etymology
From phrase + -eme.
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