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A specific inflected form of a wordA specific inflected form of a word; compare lexeme.
/lɛks/
» Lex Luthor is Superman's arch-villain.
Meaning
2 sensesA specific inflected form of a word; compare lexeme.
(uncommon)A Roman or Latin law (particularly in ancient Rome or in medieval Europe).
Examples
2 sentencesLex Luthor is Superman's arch-villain.
Lex Luthor is Superman's archenemy.
deLex Luthor ist der Erzfeind von Superman. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
Clipping of lexical (analysis). Learned borrowing from Latin lēx, lēges (“law(s)”).Clipping of lexical (analysis).
Learned borrowing from Latin lēx, lēges (“law(s)”).
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