Standard Lemma guide

listeme

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • lĭst'ēm
  • /ˈlɪstiːm/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

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noun

Meaning 1

An item that is memorized as part of a list, as opposed to being generated by a rule.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Examples

  • Idioms such as "red herring" are listemes, as are irregular forms such as "geese".

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From list + -eme.