US /ˈlɛksɪkɑn/ UK /ˈlɛksɪkən/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the vocabulary of a language, person, or field; a dictionary

    The word soon entered the everyday lexicon of teenagers.

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Synonyms
1 noun · the vocabulary of a... vocabularydictionarywordbookglossarywordstockthesaurus
Word family
Derived forms lexicallexicographylexicographerlexically
Related forms lexeme

Etymology

From Ancient Greek lexikón (λεξικόν, 'wordbook'), neuter of lexikós ('of words'), from léxis ('word, speech'), from legein ('to speak, say').

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