lexicon
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Definition of lexicon
1 : a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary a French lexicon
2a : the vocabulary of a language, an individual speaker or group of speakers, or a subject computer terms that have been added to the lexicon
b : the total stock of morphemes in a language
3 : repertoire, inventory added the DVD to his video lexicon
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Over the past decade or so, rappers have developed their own luxury-brand lexicons through their signature songs. — Rachel Hahn, Vogue, "Young Thug Reps More Than Chanel in His New Music Video," 27 Nov. 2018 To get them into the public lexicon, media manipulators must convince major media amplifiers to work on their behalf. — Casey Newton, The Verge, "How a new class of “digital martyrs” are manipulating social networks," 18 Sep. 2018 Like staycation, Stamper believes this word will stick around in our lexicon. — Mark Ellwood, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Made-Up Travel Words We Love to Hate," 18 July 2018 In addition to logging food, the other pillar of the Weight Watchers lexicon is community. — Cheryl Wischhover, Vox, "As “dieting” becomes more taboo, Weight Watchers is changing its name," 24 Sep. 2018 The company continues to fight the good fight to keep the phrase from becoming generic, but some call it bullying over a phrase that is already ingrained in the public lexicon. — Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, "The term 'Taco Tuesday' is trademarked by the Taco John's chain from Wyoming," 22 Mar. 2018 Around 2010, a public dialogue regarding sulfates (cheap lathering detergents) entered the soap lexicon. — Tyler Watamanuk, New York Times, "When Did Soap, Once Simple, Get So Complicated?," 11 July 2018 That, of course, was before bullpenning entered the lexicon. — Teddy Greenstein, chicagotribune.com, "Launch angles? Bullpenning? Ice cream instead of beer? This is not the baseball I once covered," 18 May 2018 And there was a lexicon to learn: elevenses, drives, beaters, keepers, loaders. — David Usborne, Town & Country, "The Mysterious Case of the Parnham House Fire," 29 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lexicon.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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lexicon
noun
English Language Learners Definition of lexicon
: the words used in a language or by a person or group of people
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