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LEXICON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A language user's knowledge of words
Synonyms:
lexicon; mental lexicon; vocabulary
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("lexicon" is a kind of...):
cognition; knowledge; noesis (the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning)
Holonyms ("lexicon" is a part of...):
language; speech (the mental faculty or power of vocal communication)
Derivation:
lexical (of or relating to words)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
Synonyms:
dictionary; lexicon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("lexicon" is a kind of...):
wordbook (a reference book containing words (usually with their meanings))
Meronyms (parts of "lexicon"):
dictionary entry; lexical entry (the entry in a dictionary of information about a word)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lexicon"):
bilingual dictionary (a dictionary giving equivalent words in two languages)
collegiate dictionary; desk dictionary (an abridged dictionary of a size convenient to hold in the hand)
etymological dictionary (a dictionary giving the historical origins of each word)
gazetteer (a geographical dictionary (as at the back of an atlas))
learner's dictionary; school dictionary (a dictionary specially written for those learning a foreign language)
little dictionary; pocket dictionary (a dictionary that is small enough to carry in your pocket)
spell-checker; spelling checker (an electronic dictionary in a word processor that can be used to catch misspelled words)
unabridged; unabridged dictionary (a dictionary that has not been shortened by the omitting terms or definitions; a comprehensive dictionary)
Derivation:
lexical (of or relating to dictionaries)
