different between lexeme vs vocabulary

English

Etymology

From Latin lexis, from Ancient Greek ????? (léxis, “word”) +? -eme, a suffix indicating a fundamental unit in some aspect of linguistic structure. Extracted from phoneme, from Ancient Greek ?????? (ph?n?ma, “sound”), from ????? (ph?né?, “to sound”), from ???? (ph?n?, “sound”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: l?ks'?m IPA^(key): /?l?ksi?m/

Noun

lexeme (plural lexemes)

1. (linguistics) A unit of lexical meaning, roughly corresponding to the set of inflected forms taken by a single word.
2. (computing) An individual instance of a continuous character sequence without spaces, used in lexical analysis (see token).

Derived terms

• lexical
• lexemic
• lexome

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See also

Romanian

Noun

lexeme n pl

1. plural of lexem

English

Etymology

From French vocabulaire, borrowed from Late Latin voc?bul?rium. See vocable.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /v???kabj?l???/, /v??kabj?l???/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /vo??kæbj?l??i/, /v??kæbj?l??i/
• Hyphenation: vo?cab?u?lary

Noun

vocabulary (countable and uncountable, plural vocabularies)

1. A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.
2. The collection of words a person knows and uses.

   My Russian vocabulary is very limited.

3. The stock of words used in a particular field.

   The vocabulary of social sciences is often incomprehensible to ordinary people.

4. The words of a language collectively; lexis.

   The vocabulary of any language is influenced by contacts with other cultures.
5. (by extension) A range of artistic or stylistic forms or techniques.

Synonyms

• clavis
• glossary
• idioticon
• word-stock

Coordinate terms

• dictionary
• lexicon
• wordhoard

Derived terms

• defining vocabulary
• controlled vocabulary
• extended vocabulary

Related terms

• vocable
• vocal

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