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(LEK-seem)

noun: The fundamental unit of the lexicon of a language. Find, found, and finding are members of the English lexeme find.

[Lex (icon) + -eme.]

"Lexeme's translation software breaks a language down into its tiniest building blocks, called lexemes."
Edward C. Baig; Bilingual Software; Fortune; Jul 21, 1986.

This week's theme: Words about words

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Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace. -Albert Schweitzer, French philosopher, physician, and musician (Nobel 1952)

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