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a reference book giving information about the meanings, pronunciations, uses, and origins of words listed in alphabetical order
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Romance novels have their own unique language, with a variety of tropes, character types, and subgenres that have become a part of our pop culture lexicon.
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Helen Murphy, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
VPPs will become the norm and part of the lexicon if this happens.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Senior citizen replaced aged in the lexicon, and seniors became a self-aware identity group.
—Jonathan Rauch, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
Still, the Grimms had models for a different kind of lexicon.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Helen Murphy, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
VPPs will become the norm and part of the lexicon if this happens.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Senior citizen replaced aged in the lexicon, and seniors became a self-aware identity group.
—Jonathan Rauch, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
Still, the Grimms had models for a different kind of lexicon.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Lexicon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lexicon. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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