Thesaurus results for LEXICA

lexica

noun

variants or lexicons

plural of lexicon

as in dictionaries

a reference book giving information about the meanings, pronunciations, uses, and origins of words listed in alphabetical order an avid word enthusiast who is compiling a lexicon of archaic and unusual words

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Recent Examples of lexica The evening leant into the 2016 King Kylie vibe—Kylie herself donned a bubblegum pink wig and matching latex dress—but Kendall and Hailey stayed firmly in their more understated style lexicons. —

Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025 Anyway, Samuel Johnson’s A Dictionary of the English Language, to my mind, is the most astonishing of lexicons ever produced in any tongue. —

Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025 Ant International claims the platform combats hallucinations and other data risks by using over 100 recognition models and 600,000 risk lexicons. —

Lionel Lim, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025 But the deeper secret that Alfred and Guinevere share seems to be childhood itself, its orders and codes and lexicons so mysterious to adults. —

Dan Chiasson, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025

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Following a few more years of work, the lexicographer—a studier or compiler of dictionaries—transferred his entire project online for anyone to peruse.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Feb. 2026
During middle age, researchers considered household resources like magazine subscriptions, dictionaries, and library cards, and how often the participants visited a museum or library.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 17 Feb. 2026