lexicalization
noun
lex·i·cal·i·za·tion
ˌlek-si-kə-lə-ˈzā-shən
1
: the realization of a meaning in a single word or morpheme rather than in a grammatical construction
2
: the treatment of a formerly freely composed, grammatically regular, and semantically transparent phrase or inflected form as a formally or semantically idiomatic expression
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