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- pronunciation:
- lek
sih
kan
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lek
sih
k
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a dictionary or other inclusive listing of words.
The anthropologist studied the remote tribe's language and set out to compile a lexicon.- similar words:
- catalogue, compilation, dictionary, glossary, index, inventory, thesaurus, vocabulary, wordbook
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| definition 2: |
the set of terms used by an individual, a particular group, or a profession; vocabulary.
Words often take on an entirely unique meaning in the lexicon of a particular field or profession.- synonyms:
- cant, nomenclature, terminology, vocabulary
- similar words:
- argot, jargon, lingo, patois, phraseology, slang, vernacular
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| definition 3: |
in linguistics, the entire set of morphemes of any given language.
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| related words: |
diction, thesaurus |
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