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 Declining confidence in the United States has created its own pan-European lexicon. —

Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026 But, Watts points out, the Vikings are also responsible for placing husband, window, egg, and kid in the English lexicon. —

Scott Neuman, NPR, 4 Feb. 2026 American governments would routinely speak up to support democratic champions who spoke out against regimes defined by a similar lexicon of terror in Latin America, Africa, or Asia. —

Binaifer Nowrojee, Time, 30 Jan. 2026 In fact, there is a different type of blazer for virtually every fashion lexicon. —

Julia Guerra, InStyle, 28 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lexicon

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The musical is a tribute to the awkwardness of being different, kids who read the dictionary with urgent ferocity.

— David John Chávez, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
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