lexicomane
lexicomane noun: a lover of dictionaries.
Noun
lexicomane (plural lexicomanes)
- A lover of dictionaries.
- The bilingual on this pattern and with these intentions will be enormous. The project is far too great for one person, even a lexicomane.1980, The Incorporated Linguist: The Journal of the Institute of Linguists, page 65
- The lexicomane will remain similarly frustrated when he comes to pursue such glosses as those of denationalization, Adabei, and Wulst in the sense of 'bead'.1984, Quinquereme, page 233
Examples of lexicomane in a sentence
- I'm a bibliophile, bibliotaph, and a lexicomane.2002 February 12, silt, “changelist for a variant I was thinking of producing...”, in rec.games.roguelike.angband (Usenet):
- This lexicon should appeal to lexicographers—defined by Samuel Johnson as "harmless drudges"—lexicomanes, hyperlexics, lexies and wordies in general.2014, James L. Reynolds, “Preface”, in ElderSpeak: A Thesaurus or Compendium of Words Related to Old Age, iUniverse, →ISBN, page XII:
Forms of lexicomane
| plural | lexicomanes |
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Origin of lexicomane
From lexico- + -mane.
Questions about lexicomane
- What does lexicomane mean?
- Lexicomane means a lover of dictionaries.
- How do you use lexicomane in a sentence?
- I'm a bibliophile, bibliotaph, and a lexicomane.
- What part of speech is lexicomane?
- Lexicomane is a noun.
- What is the plural of lexicomane?
- The plural of lexicomane is lexicomanes.
Words near lexicomane in the dictionary
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