Standard Lemma guide
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adj
Containing only a single word unknown to the listener or reader.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The existence of only one word unknown to the reader or listener of a sentence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Ostensibly coined by Stephen Krashen in his Explorations in Language Acquisition and Use in 2003; but possibly earlier. Originally, referred to a subsequent word (the 1) added to an existing vocabulary of i words, i.e. the i+1th word learned by the learner.
