lexicon
The vocabulary of a languageThe vocabulary of a language.
» The literary lexicon has many new words.
Meaning
8 sensesThe vocabulary of a language.
Lexikon, Wortschatz
слова́рьslovárʹ, лексико́нleksikón, ле́ксикаléksika
a language user's knowledge of words
A dictionary that includes or focuses on lexemes.
A dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic.
слова́рь лексе́мslovárʹ leksém, лексико́нleksikón
The lexicology of a programming language. (Usually called lexical structure.)
(rare)Any dictionary.
Lexikon
лексико́нleksikón, слова́рьslovárʹ
The vocabulary used by or known to an individual. (Also called lexical knowledge.)
Wortschatz
лексико́нleksikón, запа́с словzapás slov, лекси́ческий запа́сleksíčeskij zapás
A set of vocabulary specific to a certain subject.
the baseball lexicon
A set of vocabulary specific to a certain subject.
A list thereof.
a baseball lexicon
Examples
9 sentencesThe literary lexicon has many new words.
Neither the lexicon nor the pattern-book of English is closed.
I feel I need a whole new lexicon, as my language fails me.
There's more specific lexicon.
This is a universal lexicon.
deDas ist ein Universallexikon.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 1
Origin
Through Middle French or directly from New Latin lexicon, from Byzantine Greek λεξικόν (leThrough Middle French or directly from New Latin lexicon, from Byzantine Greek λεξικόν (lexikón, “a lexicon, a dictionary”), ellipsis from Ancient Greek λεξικὸν βιβλίον (lexikòn biblíon, literally “a book of words”), from λεξικός (lexikós, “of words”), from λέξις (léxis, “a saying, speech, word”), from λέγω (légō, “to speak”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to gather, collect”).
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Forms
plural: lexica / lexiconsSynonyms
7 synonyms- a language user's knowledge of words:vocabularymental lexicon
- a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them:dictionary
Word family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular