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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 Rhode joined the beauty lexicon in 2022 with a slim stock of just three products: Peptide Glazing Fluid, Barrier Restore Cream and Peptide Lip Treatment. Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 12 June 2025 After all, there’s a reason ‘finishing in the top four’ has firmly become part of the English football lexicon. Duncan Alexander, New York Times, 2 May 2025 Pho, banh mi and sriracha became a part of the American food lexicon. Lauren Vuong, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025 While some of these will gain traction and, in time, become an unwelcome addition to the cybersecurity lexicon, most will fall by the wayside. Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for lexicon
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  • Being the kind of girl who used to read the introductions to dictionaries—and loves etymology enough to subscribe to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED)—I had to look it up.
    Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • The latest system of this kind supported a dictionary of roughly 1,300 words.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2025

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“Lexicon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lexicon. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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