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lexiconic

lexiconic adjective: of or pertaining to the lexicon, or vocabulary in general.

Adjective

lexiconic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the lexicon, or vocabulary in general.
    • It is to the lexiconic genius of Dr. Holmes that we owe the terms anaesthesia and the adjective, anaesthetic.1940, Frank Joseph Jirka, American Doctors of Destiny, →ISBN, page 101
    • […] he performs linguistic acrobatics, bringing a new sense of language into the theatre, combining lexiconic esoterica with street speech.2000, The Cambridge History of American Theatre, →ISBN, page 218
  2. Of or pertaining to a lexicon or dictionary.

Origin of lexiconic

From lexicon + -ic.

Words formed from lexiconic

  • lexiconical
  • lexiconically

Questions about lexiconic

What does lexiconic mean?
Lexiconic means of or pertaining to the lexicon, or vocabulary in general.
What part of speech is lexiconic?
Lexiconic is an adjective.

Words near lexiconic in the dictionary

  1. lexicometrical
  2. lexicometry
  3. lexicomorphological
  4. lexicon
  5. lexiconed
  6. lexiconic
  7. lexiconing
  8. lexiconise
  9. lexiconised
  10. lexiconises
  11. lexiconising

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