lexicon en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈlɛk.sɪ.kən/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
- /ˈlɛk.sɪ.kɒn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (California) audio
- lĕk'sĭkŏn (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
- /ˈlek.sɪ.kən/ (Australia)
- /ˈlɛk.sɪ.kən/ (UK)
- /ˈlek.sɪ.kɔn/ (Australia)
- /ˈlek.sə.kən/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈlɛk.sɪ.kɒn/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
- [ˈlek.sə.kɔ̟n] (New-Zealand)
- /ˈlɛk.sɪ.kɑn/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
- /ˈlek.sə.kɒn/ (New-Zealand)
Etymology
Through 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”). Attested at least since 1583 (in William Fulke's A Defense of the Sincere and True Translations of the Holy Scriptures into the English tongue) in the sense 'a dictionary of a classical language'.
Meanings
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The vocabulary of a language.
Formalism seeks to correct this deficiency by translating verbal texts into formal, mathematizable lexicons which are then manipulated into general propositions.
1979, Charles C. Lemert, “Language, Structure, and Measurement: Structuralist Semiotics and Sociology”, in The American Journal of Sociology, volume 84, number 4, page 944:
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A dictionary that includes or focuses on lexemes.
Sluiter examines a tension inherent in such scholarly works as lexica, scholia, epitomai, and commentaries: although the very titles of these works claim no more than secondary status, their authors engage nonetheless in a rhetoric of self-legitimation.
2000, Mary Depew, Dirk Obbink, Matrices of Genre: Authors, Canons, and Society, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, page 10, →ISBN:
- A dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic.
- The lexicology of a programming language. (Usually called lexical structure.)
- (rare) Any dictionary.
- The vocabulary used by or known to an individual. (Also called lexical knowledge.)
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A set of vocabulary specific to a certain subject.
Turns, twists, walks, runs, falls, and somersaults, along with many other movements, are the specific vocabularic elements which make up the lexicon of dance.
2002, Robert Wuthnow, Vocabularies Of Public Life, page 171:the baseball lexicon
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A set of vocabulary specific to a certain subject. ▸ A list thereof.
a baseball lexicon
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lexicons | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| lexica | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
sublexicon · lexiconize · lexiconist · lexicase · reflexicon · mini-lexicon · lexpionage · paralexicon · protolexicon · generative lexicon · lexiconic
Relateds
lexicology · lexiconophilia · lexical · lexiconophilist · lexicography
Synonyms
glossary · word-hoard · word-stock · wordbook
Translations (111)
pl słownictwo (vocabulary used by an individual) · es léxico (vocabulary of a language) · pl leksykon (dictionary of lexemes) · de Lexikon ((rare) any dictionary) · ru ле́ксика (vocabulary used by an individual) · is orðabók (vocabulary used by an individual) · de Wortschatz (vocabulary used by an individual) · hu szókészlet (vocabulary used by an individual) · mi huinga kupu (vocabulary of a language) · pt vocabulário (vocabulary used by an individual) · el λεξιλόγιο (vocabulary used by an individual) · lt žodynas ((rare) any dictionary) · el λεξικό (dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic) · vi từ điển (vocabulary of a language) · ru лексико́н ((rare) any dictionary) · hu szókészlet (subject-specific vocabulary) · fr lexique (vocabulary used by an individual) · ca lèxic (lexicology of a programming language) · it lessico ((rare) any dictionary) · is orðabók (dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic) · is orðasafn ((rare) any dictionary) · fi leksikko (vocabulary of a language) · is orðasafn (lexicology of a programming language) · hu szószedet (subject-specific vocabulary) · is orðabók (dictionary of lexemes) · ja 語彙 (vocabulary of a language) · ro lexicon (dictionary of lexemes) · es léxico ((rare) any dictionary) · is orðasafn (dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic) · ru слова́рь (vocabulary of a language) · pl leksyk (subject-specific vocabulary) · fi sanasto (subject-specific vocabulary) · lt leksikonas (dictionary of lexemes) · el λεξικό ((rare) any dictionary) · fi sanasto (vocabulary of a language) · grc λεξικόν (vocabulary of a language) · hu szógyűjtemény (dictionary of lexemes) · ru лекси́ческий запа́с (vocabulary used by an individual) · it vocabolario (vocabulary used by an individual) · da leksikon (dictionary of lexemes) · lt leksikonas ((rare) any dictionary) · fi sanakirja (dictionary of lexemes) · el λημματολόγιο (dictionary of lexemes) · is orðasafn (vocabulary used by an individual) · hu szakszótár (subject-specific vocabulary) · de Lexikon (vocabulary of a language) · ru ле́ксика (vocabulary of a language) · bg речник (vocabulary of a language) · ru слова́рь лексе́м (dictionary of lexemes) · th คลังศัพท์ (vocabulary of a language) · da leksikon (vocabulary of a language) · hi शब्दसंग्रह (vocabulary of a language) · ru лексико́н (dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic) · hu szótár (dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic) · sv lexikon (dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic) · pt léxico (lexicology of a programming language) · mi papakupu (dictionary of lexemes) · hu szójegyzék (dictionary of lexemes) · cs slovní zásoba (vocabulary of a language) · pl słownik (vocabulary of a language) · is orðasafn (dictionary of lexemes) · mi puna kupu (vocabulary of a language) · fi sanasto (lexicology of a programming language) · hu szószedet (dictionary of lexemes) · fi sanavarasto (vocabulary used by an individual) · ru лексико́н (vocabulary of a language) · ka ლექსიკონი (vocabulary of a language) · bg речников запас (vocabulary used by an individual) · pl słownictwo (subject-specific vocabulary) · el λεξιλόγιο (lexicology of a programming language) · is lessafn (dictionary of lexemes) · is lesforði (dictionary of lexemes) · it lessico (dictionary of lexemes) · pl słownik (dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic) · hu szókincs (vocabulary of a language) · cs lexikum (vocabulary of a language) · it lessico (vocabulary used by an individual) · is lesforði (vocabulary used by an individual) · fr champ lexical (subject-specific vocabulary) · grc λεξικόν (dictionary of lexemes) · pt léxico ((rare) any dictionary) · cmn 詞匯 /词汇 (vocabulary of a language) · hu szótár ((rare) any dictionary) · ru лексико́н (vocabulary used by an individual) · fr lexique (vocabulary of a language) · fr vocabulaire (vocabulary of a language) · hy բառապաշար (vocabulary of a language) · fr lexique (dictionary of lexemes) · sq leksik (vocabulary of a language) · it lessico (dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic) · ga foclóir ((rare) any dictionary) · ca lèxic (dictionary of lexemes) · pl leksykon (vocabulary used by an individual) · ca lèxic (vocabulary of a language) · is lessafn (vocabulary used by an individual) · pt léxico (vocabulary of a language) · cmn 詞庫 /词库 (vocabulary of a language) · bg специален речник (subject-specific vocabulary) · gl léxico (vocabulary of a language) · ru слова́рь ((rare) any dictionary) · fi sanakirja ((rare) any dictionary) · hu szókészlet (vocabulary of a language) · ru запа́с слов (vocabulary used by an individual) · pt léxico (dictionary of lexemes) · pt léxicon (dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic) · pt vocabulário (subject-specific vocabulary) · hu szókincs (vocabulary used by an individual) · it lessico (lexicology of a programming language) · is orðabók ((rare) any dictionary) · pl słownik ((rare) any dictionary) · de Wortschatz (vocabulary of a language)