lexicon

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WOTD - 12 December 2006    

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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”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: lĕ'ksĭkŏn, IPA: /ˈleksɪkɑn/, SAMPA: /"leksIkQn/

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Noun

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

Synonyms

• wordhoard

Related terms

• lexical
• lexicography
• lexicology

Translations

dictionary of lexemes

Finnish: leksikko (fi) French: lexique (fr) m. Greek: λημματολόγιο (el) (lēmmatológio) n. Icelandic: orðabók (is) f., orðasafn (is) n., lesforði (is) m., lessafn (is) n. Italian: lessico (it) m.

Lithuanian: leksikonas (lt) m. Polish: leksykon (pl) m., słownik encyklopedyczny m. Romanian: lexicon (ro) n. Russian: словарь лексем

dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic

Greek: λεξικό (el) (lexikó) n. Icelandic: orðabók (is) f., orðasafn (is) n.

Italian: lessico (it) m. Russian: лексикон (ru) (lexikón) m.

lexicology of a programming language

Greek: λεξιλόγιο (el) (lexilógio) n. Icelandic: orðasafn (is) n.

Italian: lessico (it) m.

(rare) any dictionary

Greek: λεξικό (el) (lexikó) n. Hungarian: szótár (hu) Icelandic: orðabók (is) f., orðasafn (is) n.

Italian: lessico (it) m. Lithuanian: žodynas (lt) m., leksikonas (lt) m. Russian: лексикон (ru) (lexikón) m., словарь (ru) (slovár') m.

vocabulary used by an individual

Greek: λεξιλόγιο (lexilógio) n. Hungarian: szókincs (hu), szókészlet (hu) Icelandic: orðabók (is) f., orðasafn (is) n., lesforði (is) m., lessafn (is) n.

Italian: lessico (it) m., vocabolario (it) m. Polish: leksykon (pl) m., słownictwo (pl) n. Russian: лексикон (ru) (lexikón) m., запас слов, лексический запас

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Translations to be checked

Esperanto: leksikono French: lexique m. German: Lexikon n. Interlingua: lexico Portuguese: léxico m. Turkish: sözlük (tr), lügat (tr) Welsh: geiriadur m.

External links

• lexicon in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• lexicon in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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Wikipedia ^nl

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

1. lexicon