lexiconic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English lexicon Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English lexiconic From lexicon + -ic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the lexicon, or vocabulary in general.
It is to the lexiconic genius of Dr. Holmes that we owe the terms anaesthesia and the adjective, anaesthetic.
1940, Frank Joseph Jirka, American Doctors of Destiny, →ISBN, page 101:Democracy entered the American lexiconic mainstream when the country began to industrialize […]
2006, Michael Zakim, Ready-Made Democracy: A History of Men's Dress in the American Republic, →ISBN, page 6:[…] he performs linguistic acrobatics, bringing a new sense of language into the theatre, combining lexiconic esoterica with street speech.
2000, The Cambridge History of American Theatre, →ISBN, page 218:
- (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to a lexicon or dictionary.