multi-word expression

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|linguistics}} A [[lexeme]]-like unit made up of a [[sequence]] of two or more words that has properties that are not [[predictable]] from the properties of the individual words or their normal mode of combination, such as an [[idiom]] ("pay the piper"), a [[phrasal noun]] ("steam iron"), a [[phrasal preposition]] ("in front of"), or a [[phrasal verb]] ("buy off").

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