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A.Word.A.Day--lexeme Do you wish to receive A.Word.A.Day in your mailbox every day? Subscribe here. Pronunciation: WAV or RealAudio lexeme (LEK-seem) noun The fundamental unit of the lexicon of a language. Find, found, and finding are members of the English lexeme find. [Lex (icon) + -eme.] "Lexeme's translation software breaks a language down into its tiniest building blocks, called lexemes." Edward C. Baig, Bilingual Software: New programs Automatically Translate Computer Language, Fortune, 21 Jul 1986. This week's theme: words about words. X-Bonus Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace. -Albert Schweitzer, French philosopher, physician, and musician (Nobel 1952)

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