Lexicon (noun)
Pronunciation: ['lek-sê-kahn]
Definition: A dictionary or vocabulary, a special set of words (medical lexicon) or the set of words used by all the speakers of a given language (mental lexicon).
Usage: The word today is used more and more frequently to refer to the dictionary we all carry in our heads as well as the entire vocabulary of a language. The adjective is "lexical" and the verb, "lexicalize," means to add a word to the lexicon, as "ism" and "burger" have been recently lexicalized from pieces of words.
Suggested Usage: Examples of this useful word abound: "Margery's lexicon has grown leaps and bounds since she subscribed to YourDictionary.com's Word of the Day" or "The word 'raise' isn't in the lexicon of this company." One more: "The English lexicon not only accepts words from every language on earth, it waylays languages for their lexical treasure."
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