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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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The name of the series has also penetrated the cultural lexicon as a way to refer to someone who has been deceptive about their identity online.
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Walker conceived his lexicon as a lovingly ironic send-up of comic-strip conventions.
—Cullen Murphy, Air Mail, 20 Sep. 2025
Reading widely outside your field is a great way to expand your language, as are keeping a personal lexicon of new terms and challenging yourself to articulate complex ideas with precision.
—Yasir Hashmi, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
However, every few years, a movie enters the cultural lexicon that comes across as lived-in and accessible.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 9 Sep. 2025
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Walker conceived his lexicon as a lovingly ironic send-up of comic-strip conventions.
—Cullen Murphy, Air Mail, 20 Sep. 2025
Reading widely outside your field is a great way to expand your language, as are keeping a personal lexicon of new terms and challenging yourself to articulate complex ideas with precision.
—Yasir Hashmi, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
However, every few years, a movie enters the cultural lexicon that comes across as lived-in and accessible.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lexicon
dictionary
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For the first time in 20 years, the company that publishes reference books and is mostly known for its dictionaries, is releasing a brand new edition of its iconic Collegiate Dictionary.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Which implies that, yes, the age of the print dictionary must be passing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Lexicon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lexicon. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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