LEXICON


Meaning of LEXICON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlek-sə-ˌkän also ]

-kən noun

( plural lex·i·ca -kə ; or lexicons )

Etymology: Late Greek lexikon, from neuter of lexikos of words, from Greek lexis word, speech, from legein to say — more at legend

Date: 1580

1. : a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary

2.

a. : the vocabulary of a language, an individual speaker or group of speakers, or a subject

b. : the total stock of morphemes in a language

3. : repertoire , inventory

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.