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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
In fact, there is a different type of blazer for virtually every fashion lexicon.
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Julia Guerra, InStyle, 28 Jan. 2026
This is a generational response to a workplace environment and sociopolitical climate where chronic stress has become baseline and where terms like quiet cracking—persistent disengagement without resignation—have entered the HR lexicon.
—Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Today’s crunchy universe has its own lexicon, myriad complicated theories and counter-theories, and a legion of skeptics and soothsayers, many with scientific or pseudoscientific backgrounds.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
Even searches for ethnic slurs hurled at Danish people — language that has historically crept into the American lexicon to dehumanize wartime enemies — come up thin.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 18 Jan. 2026
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Julia Guerra, InStyle, 28 Jan. 2026
This is a generational response to a workplace environment and sociopolitical climate where chronic stress has become baseline and where terms like quiet cracking—persistent disengagement without resignation—have entered the HR lexicon.
—Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Today’s crunchy universe has its own lexicon, myriad complicated theories and counter-theories, and a legion of skeptics and soothsayers, many with scientific or pseudoscientific backgrounds.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
Even searches for ethnic slurs hurled at Danish people — language that has historically crept into the American lexicon to dehumanize wartime enemies — come up thin.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 18 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lexicon
dictionary
Noun
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Nick, first buy a dictionary and then take a few courses in logic and the evils of bigotry.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The supporting cast, including Teyana Taylor, Steven Yeun, Kyle Chandler, and Catalina Sandino Moreno, all get their own assault rifle and dictionary of cop lingo.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Lexicon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lexicon. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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