lex
/lɛks//lɛks/
lex verb: to perform lexical analysis; to convert a character stream to a token stream as a preliminary to parsing.
Verb
lex (third-person singular simple present lexes, present participle lexing, simple past and past participle lexed)
- To perform lexical analysis; to convert a character stream to a token stream as a preliminary to parsing.
- Once this is done, each processor parses and lexes its own documents, using conventional programming techniques.1994, Donna K. Harman, National Institute of Standards and Technology, The Second Text REtrieval Conference (TREC-2)
- SAFL source is lexed and parsed into an abstract syntax tree.2004, Richard William Sharp, Higher-level hardware synthesis
Noun (1)
lex (plural lexes)
- A specific inflected form of a word; compare lexeme.
Noun (2)
lex (plural leges)
- A Roman or Latin law (particularly in ancient Rome or in medieval Europe).
- The 19th and 20th lines of the lex on the tablet (which decree the repeal of the rectigalia) seem to be conclusive in favour of this and against Rudorff's earlier theory.1891, William Smith, A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, page 55
- Sanctuary arrangements show strong parallels to other regulations in the leges concerning feud and the prosecution of theft.2018 October 18, Paul R. Hyams, Rancor and Reconciliation in Medieval England, Cornell University Press, →ISBN, page 96
Proper noun capitalized: Lex
Lex (countable and uncountable, plural Lexes)
- Clipping of Lexington
- Diminutive of Lexus
- Could've got the Beamer. I ain't really want it.[…]Man, I should've got the Lex. Dropped the top on em, I ain't wanna flex. Would've hit your girl, I ain't want the sex.2013 June 12, “Shoulda Woulda” (track 16), in Project Baby, performed by Kodak Black
- A diminutive of the male given name Alexander
- A diminutive of the female given names Alexandra, Alexia, and Alexis
lex meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and Malayalam
lex in Tamil
- லெக்ஸ்
lex in Bengali
- লেক্স
lex in Telugu
- లెక్స్
lex in Malayalam
- ലെക്സിലേക്ക്, ലെക്സ്, ലെക്സ് ലേക്ക്
More languagesFewer languages
- lex in Kannada
- ಲೆಕ್ಸ್
- lex in Punjabi
- ਲੈਕਸ, ਲੈੱਕਸ
Forms of lex
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | lexes |
| present participle | lexing |
| past participle | lexed |
| past | lexed |
| Noun | |
| plural | lexes |
| plural | leges |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Lexes |
Origin of lex
Clipping of lexical (analysis).
Learned borrowing from Latin lēx, lēges (“law(s)”).
Words formed from lex
Phrases with lex
Words that rhyme with lex
Questions about lex
- What does lex mean?
- Lex means to perform lexical analysis; to convert a character stream to a token stream as a preliminary to parsing.
- What is lex in Tamil?
- Lex in Tamil is லெக்ஸ். See Lex meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is lex?
- Lex can be a verb, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce lex?
- Lex is pronounced /lɛks/.
- What is the past tense of lex?
- The past tense of lex is lexed.
Words near lex in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: lex (page history and authors); Lex (page history and authors); lex (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lex (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lex (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lex (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lex (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lex (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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