Dictionary

lexicographic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌleksɪkəʉˈɡɹæfɪk/ (Australia)
• /ˌleksɪkəˈɡɹæfɪk/ (Australia)
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-der. Proto-Indo-European *léǵ-e-ti Proto-Hellenic *légō Ancient Greek λέγω (légō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek λέξῐς (léxĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek λεξῐκός (lexĭkós) English lexico- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy English lexicography Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English lexicographic From lexicography + -ic.

Meanings

1. Like a dictionary, relating to lexicography (the writing of a dictionary).
   • A major lexicographic enterprise is the Atlas Lingüístico Guaraní-Románico, conducted at the universities of Kiel and Münster in Germany (Dietrich and Symeonidis 2009). 2012, De Gruyter Mouton, The Indigenous Languages of South America, archived from the original on 14 Jan 2026, page 28:
2. Relating to alphabetical order or a generalization thereof.

Forms

Antonyms

nonlexicographic · nonlexicographical

Deriveds

lexicode · lexicographically · colexicographic · lexicographic preference · lexicographical · lexicographic order

Synonyms

lexical · lexicographical · lexicographical

Translations (25)

es lexicográfico (like a dictionary, relating to lexicography) · sh leksikògrafskī (like a dictionary, relating to lexicography) · lv leksikogrāfisks (like a dictionary, relating to lexicography) · cs slovníkářský (like a dictionary, relating to lexicography) · pl leksykograficzny (like a dictionary, relating to lexicography) · nl lexicografisch (like a dictionary, relating to lexicography) · sv lexikografisk (like a dictionary, relating to lexicography) · io lexikografiala (like a dictionary, relating to lexicography) · pt lexicográfico (like a dictionary, relating to lexicography) · it lessicografico (like a dictionary, relating to lexicography) · ru лексикографи́ческий (like a dictionary, relating to lexicography) · fr lexicographique (like a dictionary, relating to lexicography) · ru слова́рный (like a dictionary, relating to lexicography) · gl lexicográfico (like a dictionary, relating to lexicography) · uk лексикографі́чний (like a dictionary, relating to lexicography) · ca lexicogràfic (like a dictionary, relating to lexicography) · fi leksikografinen (like a dictionary, relating to lexicography) · cs lexikografický (like a dictionary, relating to lexicography) · ast lexicográficu (like a dictionary, relating to lexicography) · be лексікаграфі́чны (like a dictionary, relating to lexicography) · sh лексико̀графскӣ (like a dictionary, relating to lexicography) · hu lexikográfiai (like a dictionary, relating to lexicography) · da leksikografisk (like a dictionary, relating to lexicography) · bn আভিধানিক (like a dictionary, relating to lexicography) · de lexikografisch (like a dictionary, relating to lexicography)