multiword expression (Q14414)
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a term
- multi-word lexical unit
- multiword lexical unit
- multi-word expression
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| English | multiword expression |
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Term_MWE
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KipTerm_MultiwordLexicalUnit
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a lexical unit consisting of two or more words which function as a unit (lexeme), both syntactically and semantically; also called multiword combination, multiword expression (e.g. express train, out of date).
http://lexbib.org/terms#KipTerm_MultiwordLexicalUnit
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lexeme made up of a sequence of two or more lexemes that has properties that are not predictable from the properties of the individual lexemes or their normal mode of combination
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