Lexicon (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural lex·i·ca [lek-si-kuh], /ˈlɛk sɪ kə/, lex·i·cons.
  1. a wordbook or dictionary, especially of Greek, Latin, or Hebrew.
  2. the vocabulary of a particular language, field, social class, person, etc.
  3. inventory or record: unparalleled in the lexicon of human relations.
  4. Linguistics.
    • the total inventory of morphemes in a given language.
    • the inventory of base morphemes plus their combinations with derivational morphemes.
noun
  1. a dictionary, esp one of an ancient language such as Greek or Hebrew
  2. a list of terms relating to a particular subject
  3. the vocabulary of a language or of an individual
  4. the set of all the morphemes of a language
Lexicon (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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