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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

English from the 17th century, from a Medieval Latin or New Latin lexicon, from Ancient Greek λεξικόν (lexicon, a lexicon), neuter of λεξικός (lexikos, of words), from λέξις (lexis, a saying, speech, word), from λέγειν (legein, to speak).

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[edit] Noun

Wikipedia has an article on:

Wikipedia lexicon (plural lexica or lexicons)

  1. (linguistics) A dictionary that includes or focuses on lexemes.
  2. A dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic.
  3. (programming) The lexicology of a programming language. (Usually called lexical structure.)
  4. (rare) Any dictionary.
  5. The vocabulary used by or known to an individual. (Also called lexical knowledge)
  6. A vocabulary specific to a certain subject. EX: a baseball lexicon

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lexicon n. (plural lexica or lexicons, ??? please provide the diminutive!)

  1. lexicon
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