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Lexicon

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Noun

1. lexicon, mental lexicon, vocabulary

a language user's knowledge of words

2. dictionary, lexicon

a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Lexicon

see synonyms of lexicon
noun
1. 
a dictionary, esp one of an ancient language such as Greek or Hebrew
2. 
a list of terms relating to a particular subject
3. 
the vocabulary of a language or of an individual
4. linguistics
the set of all the morphemes of a language

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Lexicon

see synonyms of lexicon
noun
1. 
a dictionary, esp. of an ancient language
2. 
the special vocabulary of a particular author, field of study, etc.
3. 
a record or inventory
a notable case in the lexicon of subversion
4.  Linguistics
the total stock of morphemes in a language

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Lexicon

see synonyms of lexicon
n. pl. lex·i·consor lex·i·ca (-kə)
1. A dictionary.
2.
a. A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary: the lexicon of surrealist art.
b. The vocabulary of an individual person: “A few of the women tittered, whether in response to the fluctuating octaves of my voice or the awkwardness of my lexicon” (Elisabeth Brink).
3. Linguistics The morphemes of a language considered as a group.

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