"cranberry word" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cranberry words [plural]
Etymology: From or by analogy with cranberry morpheme. Etymology templates: {{m|en|cranberry morpheme}} cranberry morpheme Head templates: {{en-noun}} cranberry word (plural cranberry words)
  1. (linguistics) A word used only in certain fixed phrases or idioms, with a meaning that is otherwise opaque; often a fossil word. Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-cranberry_word-en-noun-IEWFbZXV Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  2. (linguistics) A word that contains a cranberry morpheme. Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-cranberry_word-en-noun-2oRiCV3G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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