LEXICON Definition & Meaning | 亚洲网紅露点

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lexicon

[ lek-si-kon, -kuhn ]

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noun

plural lexica lexicons.

a wordbook or dictionary, especially of Greek, Latin, or Hebrew.
Synonyms: , , ,
the vocabulary of a particular language, field, social class, person, etc.
inventory or record:
unparalleled in the lexicon of human relations.
Linguistics.
1. the total inventory of morphemes in a given language.
2. the inventory of base morphemes plus their combinations with derivational morphemes.

lexicon

/ 藞濒蓻办蝉瑟办蓹苍 /

noun

a dictionary, esp one of an ancient language such as Greek or Hebrew
a list of terms relating to a particular subject
the vocabulary of a language or of an individual
linguistics the set of all the morphemes of a language

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of lexicon¹

First recorded in 1595鈥�1605; from Modern Latin, from Medieval Greek, Greek lexik貌n (产颈产濒铆辞苍) 鈥渨ord (book),鈥� from 濒别虫颈办贸苍 neuter of adjective 濒别虫颈办贸蝉 鈥渙f or pertaining to words鈥� + 产颈产濒铆辞苍 鈥渂辞辞办鈥�; lexis -ic; Bible ( def )

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of lexicon¹

C17: New Latin, from Greek lexikon , n use of lexikos relating to words, from Greek lexis word, from legein to speak

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Back in 1938 the term 鈥済as light鈥� was first introduced into the public lexicon through a play of the same name written by Thomas Hamilton.

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These popular words are among a slew of "untranslatable words", defined by the OED as "words and phrases in one language that cannot be translated into another", featured in the latest lexicon.

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The phrase has entered the lexicon, so perfect is it in summing up the ruthlessness of the F1 business environment.

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鈥淔ires will come again, and today 鈥榝ire hurricane鈥� has entered the lexicon,鈥� writes Knight.

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Ton茅! its first Grammy nomination and cement the group鈥檚 place in the modern R&B lexicon.

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