lexicon

The definition of a lexicon is a dictionary or the vocabulary of a language, a people or a subject.

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noun

Origin: Gr lexikon, neut. of lexikos, of words < lexis, a saying, phrase, word < legein: see logic

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noun pl. lex·i·cons or lex·i·ca (-kə)

A dictionary.
A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary: the lexicon of surrealist art.
Linguistics The morphemes of a language considered as a group.

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Origin: Medieval Latin

Origin: , from Greek lexikon (biblion), word(book)

Origin: , from

Origin: neuter of lexikos, of words

Origin: , from lexis, word

Origin: , from legein, to speak; see leg- in Indo-European roots

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