Thesaurus results for LEXICON

lexicon

noun

ˈlek-sə-ˌkän

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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 lexicon Their lexicon has a certain charm. —

Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026 Computer science was among the fastest-growing majors and words like vibe coding and tokenmaxxing hadn’t even entered the lexicon. —

Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 15 May 2026 In Village People’s gay-empowerment lexicon this means joining a gay community, for true abolition from the slavery of societal/self-loathing cannot be achieved on one’s own. —

Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026 The twin scores established both a newfound lexicon of splendor for the Super Mario series and set a cinematic benchmark for video-game scores going forward. —

Billie Bugara, Pitchfork, 9 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for lexicon

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The Solons name refers to an ancient Greek lawmaker, whose name later became a colloquial term for wise legislators, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
McGhee remembers his first dictionary at 3 years old and the diagram of a pyramid on page 1,607.

— Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026