lexeme

[lek-seem] /ˈlɛk sim/
noun, Linguistics
1.
a lexical unit in a language, as a word or base; vocabulary item.
Origin
1935-40; lex(ical) or lex(icon) + -eme
British Dictionary definitions for lexemes

lexeme

/ˈlɛksiːm/
noun
1.
(linguistics) a minimal meaningful unit of language, the meaning of which cannot be understood from that of its component morphemes. Take off (in the senses to mimic, to become airborne, etc) is a lexeme, as well as the independent morphemes take and off
Word Origin
C20: from lex(icon) + -eme
Word Origin and History for lexemes

lexeme

n.

1937, from lexicon + -eme, ending abstracted from morpheme. Related: Lexemic.