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lexicography definition

lexi·cog·ra·phy (lek′sə käg′rə fē)

noun

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

Etymology: < Gr lexikon, lexicon + -graphy

Related Forms:

lexicographic lexico·graphic (lek′si kə graf′ik) adjective or lexicographical lex′ico·graph′i·cal
lexicographically lex′ico·graph′i·cally adverb

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