lexicon
UK/ˈlɛk.sɪ.kən//ˈlɛk.sɪ.kɑn/
lexicon noun: the vocabulary of a language.
Noun
lexicon (plural lexica or lexicons)
- The vocabulary of a language.
- Formalism seeks to correct this deficiency by translating verbal texts into formal, mathematizable lexicons which are then manipulated into general propositions.1979, Charles C. Lemert, “Language, Structure, and Measurement: Structuralist Semiotics and Sociology”, in The American Journal of Sociology, volume 84, number 4, page 944
- Synonyms:
- word-hoard, word-stock
- A dictionary that includes or focuses on lexemes.
- Sluiter examines a tension inherent in such scholarly works as lexica, scholia, epitomai, and commentaries: although the very titles of these works claim no more than secondary status, their authors engage nonetheless in a rhetoric of self-legitimation.2000, Mary Depew, Dirk Obbink, Matrices of Genre: Authors, Canons, and Society, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, page 10, →ISBN
- Synonyms:
- wordbook
- A dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic.
- The lexicology of a programming language. (Usually called lexical structure.)
- Any dictionary.
- The vocabulary used by or known to an individual. (Also called lexical knowledge.)
- A set of vocabulary specific to a certain subject.
- the baseball lexicon
- Turns, twists, walks, runs, falls, and somersaults, along with many other movements, are the specific vocabularic elements which make up the lexicon of dance.2002, Robert Wuthnow, Vocabularies Of Public Life, page 171
- A list thereof.
- a baseball lexicon
Verb
lexicon (third-person singular simple present lexicons, present participle lexiconing, simple past and past participle lexiconed)
- To add to a lexicon.
- Vocab-wise, medalling and PB-ing are now totally part-and-parcelled, and most experts in South Korea believe podiumed, finalled and all-comered are not far off lexiconing.2011 September 1, Harry Pearson, “London 2012 can legacy by verbing the noun”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 22 Sep 2024
- To shorten a soundtrack to fit a shortened version of a movie.
- Mrazek’s legislation would discourage time compression, a technique used to speed up a movie, and “lexiconing,” a process of altering the soundtrack to match the shorter, compressed version.1991 July 26, Beth Hawkins, “A Call for Legal Action Against Film Alterations : Movies: Six prominent filmmakers join a N.Y. congressman in asking for warning labels if a film has been ‘colorized,’...
lexicon meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
lexicon in Hindi
- vocabulary of a language
- शब्दसंग्रह śabdasaṅgrah
lexicon in Tamil
- பேரகரமுதலி, சொற் களஞ்சியம், நிகண்டு, பெரிய, விரிவானஅகராதி
lexicon in Marathi
- lexicon
- शब्दकोश śabdakoś
lexicon in Urdu
- lexicon
- شبدکوش śabdakoś
More languagesFewer languages
- lexicon in Bengali
- শব্দকোষ, অভিধান, কোনো নির্দিষ্ট বিষয়ের শব্দভাণ্ডার
- lexicon in Telugu
- శబ్దసంగ్రహము śabdasaṅgrahamu
- lexicon in Malayalam
- പദാവലി padāvali
- lexicon in Kannada
- ಕೋಶ kōśa
- lexicon in Gujarati
- લેક્સિકોન, લેક્સિકન, લેક્સિકોનીંગ
- lexicon in Odia
- ଲେକ୍ସିକନ୍, ଲେକ୍ସିକନ
- lexicon in Nepali
- लेक्सिकन, लेक्सिकोनिङ, लेक्सिकोनिंग
- lexicon in Thai
- คลังศัพท์ klang-sàp
- lexicon in Vietnamese
- từ điển
Examples of lexicon in a sentence
- "Shrekking" may be a new addition to the modern dating lexicon, but it's long-been a universal experience.
- But subjunction is also the basis for complex, including derivational, relationships given in the lexicon.
- A few new words from the Fry lexicon include: "arsewash" and "amazian".
Synonyms of lexicon
Forms of lexicon
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | lexica |
| plural | lexicons |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | lexicons |
| present participle | lexiconing |
| past participle | lexiconed |
| past | lexiconed |
Origin of lexicon
Through Middle French or directly from New Latin lexicon, from Byzantine Greek λεξικόν (lexikón, “a lexicon, a dictionary”), ellipsis from Ancient Greek λεξικὸν βιβλίον (lexikòn biblíon, literally “a book of words”), from λεξικός (lexikós, “of words”), from λέξις (léxis, “a saying, speech, word”), from λέγω (légō, “to speak”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to gather, collect”). Attested at least since 1583 (in William Fulke's A Defense of the Sincere and True Translations of the Holy Scriptures into the English tongue) in the sense 'a dictionary of a classical language'.
Words formed from lexicon
Questions about lexicon
- What does lexicon mean?
- Lexicon means the vocabulary of a language.
- What is lexicon in Hindi?
- Lexicon in Hindi is शब्दसंग्रह (śabdasaṅgrah). See Lexicon meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is lexicon?
- Lexicon can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce lexicon?
- Lexicon is pronounced /ˈlɛk.sɪ.kən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of lexicon?
- The plural of lexicon is lexica.
Words near lexicon in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: lexicon (page history and authors); lexicon (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); शब्दकोश (Marathi) (page history and authors); شبدکوش (Urdu) (page history and authors); Lexicon (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); శబ్దసంగ్రహము (Telugu) (page history and authors); പദാവലി (Malayalam) (page history and authors); ಕೋಶ (Kannada) (page history and authors); lexicon (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lexicon (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lexicon (Nepali, 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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