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lexicon lex·i·con

Spelling: [lek-si-kon, -kuh n]

IPA: /ˈlɛk sɪˌkɒn, -kən/

Lexicon is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 150 anagrams from letters in lexicon (ceilnox).

Definitions for lexicon

noun

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

Origin of lexicon

1595-1605; Medieval Latin Medieval Greek, Greek lexikón, noun use of neuter of lexikós of words, equivalent to léx(is) speech, word (see lexis) + -ikos Examples for lexicon

This week I also gave a lot of thought to many of the sayings in our lexicon that need updating.

Twenty years after the phrase entered the American lexicon, “Soccer Mom” retains its power as hurtful speech.

Alongside YOLO, “same damn time” is one of the most memorable recent additions to the lexicon.

It is the commonest word in the lexicon, yet it always reads as a hapax legomenon.

Certainly, it needs a definition, and should be incorporated into the lexicon.

Burns will soon be read by lexicon, even in the shire of Ayr.

This is a new word which was not in the lexicon of woman in past generations.

If only these people realized how many other Arabic-based words are part of our daily lexicon.

The phrase became part of the lexicon and the media became like an echo chamber.

The 1,000-word lexicon can handle the vast majority of emergencies.