lexicon
noun
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The word lexicon has a number of closely-related meanings, which can easily lead to confusion and may cause the word to be used in an awkward way. Lexicon can refer to a general dictionary of a language (as in "a lexicon of the Hebrew language") and also to a narrower printed compilation of words within some sphere (as in "a medical lexicon" or "a lexicon of the German in Finnegans Wake").
Similarly, lexicon can refer both to the vocabulary of a specific group of people ("the lexicon of French") or to the general language used by an unspecified group of people ("a word that has not entered the general lexicon yet"). It may also often be found in reference to the vocabulary employed by a particular speaker ("'Failure' is not a word in my lexicon").
Examples of lexicon in a Sentence
Jack Schlossberg, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024
Off-Court coaching wouldn't get into the Brash Basher of Belleville's lexicon.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Part of the lexicon of people who work in prisons, the term describes someone who knows personally, intimately, the tolls of time behind the walls.
—Mitchell S. Jackson, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Although Desaru Coast hasn’t joined the Southeast Asian lexicon of go-to vacation spots yet, Malaysia is certainly trying to change that.
—Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Lexicon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lexicon. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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