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lex·i·con
[lek-si-kon, -kuhn] Show IPA

noun, plural lex·i·ca [lek-si-kuh] Show IPA , 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 .
a.
the total inventory of morphemes in a given language.

b.
the inventory of base morphemes plus their combinations with derivational morphemes.


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Origin:
1595–1605; < Medieval Latin < Medieval Greek, Greek lexikón, noun use of neuter of lexikós of words, equivalent to léx ( is ) speech, word (see lexis) + -ikos -ic


Synonyms
1. glossary, thesaurus, gloss, concordance

There are no direct translations for many very important words and ideas. A lexicon helps.
 

 
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