Associations to the word «Lexicalization»

Wiktionary

LEXICALIZATION, noun. The act or process of lexicalizing.
LEXICALIZATION, noun. Something lexicalized.

Dictionary definition

LEXICALIZATION, noun. The process of making a word to express a concept.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.