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/ˈlɛk.sɪ.kɒn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge.
"Technical terms from legal and medical fields constantly expand the modern professional lexicon." - 2
A dictionary, especially of an ancient or specialized language such as Greek, Syriac, or Arabic.
"The classical scholar consulted an authoritative Greek lexicon to interpret the philosophical text."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek word lexikon, meaning 'of or for words' (neut. of lexikos, from lexis 'speech, word', from legein 'to speak'). It entered English in the 17th century via modern Latin to denote a book containing an alphabetical list of words with their definitions, later expanding to mean the vocabulary of a language or a particular domain.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lexicon" is said worldwide
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lexique
Transliteration: leksik
"Chaque profession possède son propre lexique technique."
Lexikon
Transliteration: lɛksikɔn
"Dieses Wörterbuch dient als umfassendes Lexikon der Fachbegriffe."
lessico
Transliteration: lɛs.si.ko
"Il lessico italiano si è arricchito di molti prestiti stranieri."
léxico
Transliteration: leksiko
"El escritor demostró una gran riqueza en su léxico."
léxico
Transliteration: lɛ.si.ku
"O léxico da língua portuguesa inclui muitas palavras de origem tupi."
शब्दकोश
Transliteration: shabdakosh
"भाषा का शब्दकोश समय के साथ विकसित होता है।"
词典
Transliteration: cídiǎn
"这部词典收录了大量的专业词汇。"
어휘
Transliteration: eohwi
"그는 독서을 통해 풍부한 어휘를 습득했다."
語彙
Transliteration: goi
"彼は専門的な語彙をたくさん知っている。"
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