lexicon
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Is lexicon a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (lexicography, linguistics) A dictionary that includes or focuses on lexemes.Examples: "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."Synonyms: wordbook
2. (programming) The lexicology of a programming language. (Usually called lexical structure.)
3. (rare) Any dictionary.rare
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To add to a lexicon.Examples: "Vocab-wise, medalling and PB-ing are now totally part-and-parcelled, and most experts in South Korea believe podiumed, finalled and all-comered are not far off lexiconing."transitive
2. (film) To shorten a soundtrack to fit a shortened version of a movie.Examples: "Mrazek’s legislation would discourage time compression, a technique used to speed up a movie, and “lexiconing,” a process of altering the soundtrack to match the shorter, compressed version."
Definition source: Wiktionary