dictionary form vs lexeme

dictionary form

noun
  • The basic form of a word used as a dictionary entry (of any part of speech, but especially of a verb). 

lexeme

noun
  • The abstract minimum unit of language or meaning that underlies such a set. 

  • The word-form chosen to represent such a set or family. 

  • The set itself; a lexemic family. 

  • An individual instance of a continuous character sequence without spaces, used in lexical analysis (see token). 

How often have the words dictionary form and lexeme occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )