"paralexical" meaning in English

See paralexical in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pæɹəˈlɛksɪkəl/
Etymology: * para- + lexical * paralexicon + -al Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|para|lexical}} para- + lexical, {{suffix|en|paralexicon|al}} paralexicon + -al Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} paralexical (not comparable)
  1. Pertaining to, or communicated through, paralexicon (parallel vocabulary, e.g. ritual or secret cant, formal jargon) Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-paralexical-en-adj-FaPJ5SNo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
  2. Pertaining to elements of speech beside the lexicon and grammar. Prosodic, paralinguistic. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-paralexical-en-adj-sLEihuEt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: paralexically Related terms: paralexicon, paralinguistic
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