Meaning of Lexicon | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The vocabulary of a language.
2. A dictionary that includes or focuses on lexemes.
3. A dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic.
4. The lexicology of a programming language. (Usually called lexical structure.)
5. Any dictionary.
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6. The vocabulary used by or known to an individual. (Also called lexical knowledge.)
7. A set of vocabulary specific to a certain subject.
8. A list thereof.

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Examples

“Formalism seeks to correct this deficiency by translating verbal texts into formal, mathematizable lexicons which are then manipulated into general propositions.”

“Sluiter examines a tension inherent in such scholarly works as lexica, scholia, epitomai, and commentaries: although the very titles of these works claim no more than secondary status, their authors engage nonetheless in a rhetoric of self-legitimation.”

“the baseball lexicon”

“Turns, twists, walks, runs, falls, and somersaults, along with many other movements, are the specific vocabularic elements which make up the lexicon of dance.”

“a baseball lexicon”

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