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(lek′sə käg′rə fē)

noun

the act, process, art, or work of writing or compiling a dictionary or dictionaries

Origin: < Gr lexikon, lexicon + -graphy

Related Forms:

lexicographic adjective or lexicographical
lexicographically adverb

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noun

The process or work of writing, editing, or compiling a dictionary.

Origin:

Origin: lexico(n)

Origin: + -graphy

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Related Forms:

lexˌi·co·graphˈic (-kə-grăfˈĭk), lexˌi·co·graphˈi·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adjective

lexˌi·co·graphˈi·cal·ly adverb

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