lexically

adv — 2 senses

lexically

adv

Etymology From lexical + -ly.

1

Manner In a lexical manner.

  • It is important to note that connotation is different from an unambiguous “double meaning” or “pun.” With a pun both meanings have to be lexically current but with connotation it is the multiple, even ambiguous, associations of each word that are important.)2011, Patrick Spedding, James Lambert, “Fanny Hill, Lord Fanny, and the Myth of Metonymy”, in Studies in Philology, volume 108, number 1, page 118:
2

In terms of a lexicon.

Derived terms
lexically scoped, prelexically, sublexically

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