"relexification" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹiˌlɛksəfəˈkeɪʃn̩/ Forms: relexifications [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃn̩ Etymology: From relexify + -ation. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|relexify|ation}} relexify + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} relexification (countable and uncountable, plural relexifications)
  1. (linguistics) The mechanism of language change by which one language replaces much or all of its lexicon with that of another language. Wikipedia link: relexification Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics Derived forms: relex Related terms: lexicon, relexify

Inflected forms

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