Definition of Lexicon

1. Noun. A language user's knowledge of words.

Exact synonyms: Mental Lexicon, Vocabulary
Generic synonyms: Cognition, Knowledge, Noesis
Group relationships: Language, Speech
Derivative terms: Lexical

2. Noun. A reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them.

Definition of Lexicon

1. n. A vocabulary, or book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language or of a considerable number of them, with the definition of each; a dictionary; especially, a dictionary of the Greek, Hebrew, or Latin language.

Definition of Lexicon

1. Noun. (linguistics) A dictionary that includes or focuses on lexemes. ¹

2. Noun. A dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic. ¹

3. Noun. (programming) The lexicology of a programming language. (Usually called lexical structure.) ¹

4. Noun. (rare) Any dictionary. ¹

5. Noun. The vocabulary used by or known to an individual. (Also called lexical knowledge) ¹

6. Noun. A vocabulary specific to a certain subject. EX: a baseball lexicon ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lexicon

1. a dictionary [n -CA or -CONS] - See also: dictionary

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lexicon

lexicographic
lexicographic order
lexicographical
lexicographically
lexicographies
lexicographist
lexicographists
lexicography
lexicological
lexicologically
lexicologies
lexicologist
lexicologists
lexicology
lexicometry
lexicon (current term)
lexiconic
lexiconist
lexiconists
lexiconophilia
lexiconophilist
lexiconophilists
lexicons
lexicosemantics
lexicostatistic
lexicostatistical
lexicostatistically
lexicostatistics
lexicosyntactic
lexicosyntactic pattern

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