Plural of lexicon
irregular plural
The plural of lexicon is lexica or lexicons.
Forms of lexicon
| Singular | lexicon /ˈlɛk.sɪ.kən/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | lexica lexicons |
| Countable | countable |
Lexica and lexicons in a sentence
- 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...
- 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
- Resembling the moose he describes, Thoreau meandered through lexicons, munching etymologies like some great verbivorous animal.2000, Michael West, Transcendental Wordplay. From the entry verbivorous
- The wordmasters on our committee checked their lexicons and have attempted to define the term as follows.”1990, Richard James Marshall, Home Teaching with Purpose and Power, Salt Lake City, Ut.: Deseret Book Company, →ISBN, page 117. From the entry wordmaster
- That is, grammars should be thought of as separate entities which can access the information contained in lexicons.2006, Patrick Blackburn · Johan Bos · Kristina Striegnitz, Learn Prolog Now!, §8.2. From the entry grammar
Meaning of lexicon
- noun The vocabulary of a language.
- noun A dictionary that includes or focuses on lexemes.
- noun A dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic.
Nouns ending in -on: plural -a
- phenomenon (phenomena)
- criterion (criteria)
Questions about the plural of lexicon
- What is the plural of lexicon?
- The plural of lexicon is lexica or lexicons.
- Which is correct, lexica or lexicons?
- Both are used. lexicons is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is lexicon countable?
- Lexicon is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: lexicon (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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