lexicon
To add to a lexiconTo add to a lexicon.
» The literary lexicon has many new words.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To add to a lexicon.
To shorten a soundtrack to fit a shortened version of a movie.
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. — list
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
lexicons, lexiconing, lexiconed, lexiconedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle