lexicon

lex·i·con  (lks-kn)

n. pl. lex·i·cons or lex·i·ca (-k)

1. A dictionary.

2. A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary: the lexicon of surrealist art.

3. Linguistics The morphemes of a language considered as a group.

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[Medieval Latin, from Greek lexikon (biblion), word(book), from neuter of lexikos, of words, from lexis, word, from legein, to speak; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]

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lexicon

Noun

1. a dictionary, esp. one of an ancient language such as Greek

2. the vocabulary of a language or of an individual [Greek lexis word]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lexicon - a language user's knowledge of words mental lexicon, vocabulary cognition, knowledge, noesis - the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning language, speech - the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"
	2.	lexicon - a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them dictionary dictionary entry, lexical entry - the entry in a dictionary of information about a word wordbook - a reference book containing words (usually with their meanings) bilingual dictionary - a dictionary giving equivalent words in two languages collegiate dictionary, desk dictionary - an abridged dictionary of a size convenient to hold in the hand etymological dictionary - a dictionary giving the historical origins of each word gazetteer - a geographical dictionary (as at the back of an atlas) learner's dictionary, school dictionary - a dictionary specially written for those learning a foreign language little dictionary, pocket dictionary - a dictionary that is small enough to carry in your pocket spell-checker, spelling checker - an electronic dictionary in a word processor that can be used to catch misspelled words unabridged, unabridged dictionary - a dictionary that has not been shortened by the omitting terms or definitions; a comprehensive dictionary

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lexicon

noun vocabulary, dictionary, glossary, word list, wordbook

Translations

lexicon

n lexicon [ˈleksikən, (American ) -kon]

a dictionary. woordeboek, leksikon مُعْجَم речник slovník leksikon das Lexikon λεξικό léxico, lexicón leksikon, sõnaraamat واژه نامه sanakirja lexique לֶקסִיקוֹן शब्द-सूची leksikon szótár kamus orðabók lessico 辞書 사전 žodynas leksikons, vārdnīca kamus lexicon ordbok, leksikon leksykon dicionário dic­ţio­nar словарь lexikón leksikon leksikon lexikon พจนานุกรม sözlük, lügat 詞典 лексикон; словник لغت، فرہنگ từ điển ngôn ngữ xưa 词典