lexicon
/ˈleksɪˌkɒn/LEK-sih-kon
/ˈlɛksɪˌkɑn/LEK-sih-kahn
Meaninga word book
Common meaning: a vocabulary
- lexa word, speechLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 884 · scan
- iconGreek adjective ending (-ikon)
Journey through time
- Greekλέξις‘a word, speech’
- Englishlexicon‘a vocabulary’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
- No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek λέξις ‘a word, speech’.
Roots
- λέξις Greek “a word, speech”
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