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The English word-forms ''boy'' and ''boys'' make up the lexeme ''BOY''. The Latin word-forms ''habeo'' 'I have', ''habes'' 'you have', ''habet'' 's/he has', ''habemus'' 'we have', ''habebam'' 'I had', ''habebunt'' 'they will have', and so on make up the lexeme ''HABERE''. | The English word-forms ''boy'' and ''boys'' make up the lexeme ''BOY''. The Latin word-forms ''habeo'' 'I have', ''habes'' 'you have', ''habet'' 's/he has', ''habemus'' 'we have', ''habebam'' 'I had', ''habebunt'' 'they will have', and so on make up the lexeme ''HABERE''. | ||
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A lexeme is usually defined as a set of inflected word-forms that differ only in their inflectional properties. As it is usually assumed that not all regularly formed word-forms are listed in the lexicon, a lexeme in this sense is a lexical item, while a word-form is not (normally).
Example
The English word-forms boy and boys make up the lexeme BOY. The Latin word-forms habeo 'I have', habes 'you have', habet 's/he has', habemus 'we have', habebam 'I had', habebunt 'they will have', and so on make up the lexeme HABERE.