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noun, plural lex·i·ca 
[lek-si-kuh] , lex·i·cons.
[lek-si-kuh] , lex·i·cons. 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: unparalleled in the lexicon of human relations.
4.
Linguistics.
a.
the total inventory of morphemes in a given language.
b.
the inventory of base morphemes plus their combinations with derivational morphemes.
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Lexicon
is always a great word to know.
So is generative phonology. Does it mean:
| the hierarchical arrangement of the constituent words and phrases of a sentence |
| a theory of phonology that uses a set of rules to derive phonetic representations from abstract underlying forms |
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| Main Entry: | lexicon1 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a word book describing language with definitions; dictionary |
| Etymology: | Greek lexis 'word, phrase' |
| Main Entry: | lexicon2 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | the vocabulary of a person, group, subject, or language; also, the total morphemes of a language |
| Etymology: | Greek lexis 'word, phrase' |
| Main Entry: | lexicon3 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | repertoire; compendium |
| Etymology: | Greek lexis 'word, phrase' |
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lexicon
c.1600, "a dictionary," from Mod.L., from Gk. lexikon (biblion) "word (book)," from neut. of lexikos "pertaining to words," from lexis "word," from legein "say" (see lecture). Used originally of dictionaries of Gk., Syriac, Hebrew and Arabic, since these usually were in
EXPAND Latin and in Mod.L. lexicon, not dictionarius, was the preferred word. The modern sense of "vocabulary proper to some sphere of activity" (1640s) is a figurative extension.
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