English Explanatory Dictionary

lexical

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Concerning the vocabulary, words, sentences or morphemes of a language.
  2. Concerning lexicography or a lexicon or dictionary.
  3. Denoting a content word as opposed to a function word.
  4. Relating to alphabetical order or a generalization thereof.

Pronunciation

lĕ'ksĭkəl /ˈlɛksɪkəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lexical.wav

Word forms

lexical

Etymology

From Latin lexis, from Ancient Greek λέξις (léxis, “word”) + -al.

Synonyms

lexic lexicographic lexicographical

Related words

lexeme lexicalisation lexicalization lexicon lexis

Derived words

alexical bilexical delexical extralexical grammaticolexical interlexical intralexical lexical analysis lexical analyzer lexical aspect lexical bundle lexical category lexical choice lexical correspondence lexical definition lexical density lexical gap lexical innovation lexicalism lexicalist lexical item lexicality lexicalize lexically lexical middle voice lexical resource lexical scope lexical scoping lexical semantics lexical set lexical simplification lexical substitution lexical unit lexical verb lexical word lexicase monolexical morpholexical nonlexical non-lexical panlexicalist paralexical polylexical postlexical prelexical pseudolexical psycholexical sublexical supralexical unlexical
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