Definitions for lexicon
ˈlɛk sɪˌkɒn, -kən; -kəlex·i·con

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. vocabulary, lexicon, mental lexiconnoun

   a language user's knowledge of words

2. dictionary, lexiconnoun

   a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. lexiconnoun

   A dictionary that includes or focuses on lexemes.

2. lexiconnoun

   A dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic.

3. lexiconnoun

   The lexicology of a programming language. (Usually called lexical structure.)

4. lexiconnoun

   Any dictionary.

5. lexiconnoun

   The vocabulary used by or known to an individual. (Also called lexical knowledge)

6. lexiconnoun

   A vocabulary specific to a certain subject. EX: a baseball lexicon

7. Etymology: English from the 17th century, from a or lexicon, from λεξικόν, neuter of λεξικός, from λέξις, from λέγειν.

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1. LEXICONnoun

   A dictionary; a book teaching the signification of words.

   Etymology: λεξιϰὸν.

   Though a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet if he had not studied the solid things in them as well as the words and lexicons, yet he were nothing so much to be esteemed a learned man as any yeoman competently wise in his mother dialect only. John Milton.

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1. Lexicon

   A lexicon is the vocabulary of a language or branch of knowledge (such as nautical or medical). In linguistics, a lexicon is a language's inventory of lexemes. The word lexicon derives from Greek word λεξικόν (lexikon), neuter of λεξικός (lexikos) meaning 'of or for words'.Linguistic theories generally regard human languages as consisting of two parts: a lexicon, essentially a catalogue of a language's words (its wordstock); and a grammar, a system of rules which allow for the combination of those words into meaningful sentences. The lexicon is also thought to include bound morphemes, which cannot stand alone as words (such as most affixes). In some analyses, compound words and certain classes of idiomatic expressions, collocations and other phrases are also considered to be part of the lexicon. Dictionaries are lists of the lexicon, in alphabetical order, of a given language; usually, however, bound morphemes are not included.

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1. lexicon

   A lexicon refers to the vocabulary or set of words, phrases, and expressions that exist within a particular language or field of study. It encompasses the inventory of terms and their meanings that individuals use to communicate and understand each other. The lexicon can vary between languages, dialects, and specialized domains.

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1. Lexiconnoun

   a vocabulary, or book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language or of a considerable number of them, with the definition of each; a dictionary; especially, a dictionary of the Greek, Hebrew, or Latin language

2. Etymology: [Gr. lexiko`n (sc. bibli`on), neut. of lexiko`s of or belonging to words, fr. le`xis a speaking, speech, a way of speaking, a single word or phrase, fr. le`gein to say, to speak. See Legend.]

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1. Lexicon

   In most theories of linguistics, human languages are thought to consist of two parts: a lexicon, essentially a catalogue of a given language's words, and a grammar, a system of rules which allow for the combination of those words into meaningful sentences. The lexicon is also thought to include bound morphemes, which cannot stand alone as words. In some analyses, compound words and certain classes of idiomatic expressions and other collocations are also considered to be part of the lexicon. Dictionaries represent attempts at listing, in alphabetical order, the lexicon of a given language; usually, however, bound morphemes are not included. More formally, a lexicon is a language's inventory of lexemes. Coined in English 1603, the word "lexicon" derives from the Greek λεξικόν, neuter of λεξικός, "of or for words", from λέξις, "speech", "word", and that from λέγω, "to say", "to speak".

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1. Lexicon

   leks′i-kon, n. a word-book or dictionary.—adj. Lex′ical, belonging to a lexicon.—adv. Lex′ically.—n. Lexicog′rapher, one skilled in lexicography.—adjs. Lexicograph′ic, -al.—ns. Lexicog′raphist, Lexicol′ogist, one skilled in lexicology; Lexicog′raphy, the art of compiling a dictionary; Lexicol′ogy, that branch of philology which treats of the proper signification and use of words.—adjs. Lexigraph′ic, -al, pertaining to lexigraphy.—n. Lexig′raphy, the art of defining words. [Gr.,—lexis, a word, legein, to speak.]

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1. lexicon

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Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce lexicon?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say lexicon in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lexicon in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lexicon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of lexicon in a Sentence

1. Aloo Denish Obiero:

   In love's lexicon, 'forever' is an infinite series of 'nows.'

2. Barbara Arnwine:

   A very important part of the lexicon of civil rights law is that you cannot create a hostile environment where you make it so people of different races or religions or women feel they can't function at your institution without being subjected to unlawful discrimination.

3. Barry Bennett:

   He's also a 64-year-old African-American male, who culturally is what he is right? He's not comfortable with homosexuality, right? and there was nothing we could do to make him talk about it in a lexicon that is much more modern.

4. Barry Bennett:

   And there was nothing we could do to make him talk about it in a lexicon that is much more modern.

5. George Will, Newsweek, 2/22/93:

   ...in the lexicon of the political class, the word "sacrifice" means that the citizens are supposed to mail even more of their income to Washington so that the political class will not have to sacrifice the pleasure of spending it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=lexicon
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lexicon
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=lexicon
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexicon
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lexicon
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=lexicon
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=lexicon
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=lexicon