lexemes in English
noun
1
a basic lexical unit of a language, consisting of one word or several words, considered as an abstract unit, and applied to a family of words related by form or meaning.
On this account, the word based theories posit that lexical relations in Semitic languages are linked to derivations involving lexemes and morphemes.
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1. Algol 60 programs are made up of basic symbols -- what we now call lexemes
2. For the English-speaking non-specialist, the best reference work for quick information on IE roots, including the difference of ablaut grade behind related lexemes, is Calvert Watkins , The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots, 2nd edition, Boston & New York 2000.