lexiconnoun/ˈlɛk.sɪ.kən/

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  The vocabulary of a language.

  • Formalism seeks to correct this deficiency by translating verbal texts into formal, mathematizable lexicons which are then manipulated into general propositions.
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  human-scienceslexicographylinguisticsA dictionary that includes or focuses on lexemes.

  • Sluiter examines a tension inherent in such scholarly works as lexica, scholia, epitomai, and commentaries: although the very titles of these works claim no more than secondary status, their authors engage nonetheless in a rhetoric of self-legitimation.
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  A dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic.

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  computingengineeringmathematicsThe lexicology of a programming language. (Usually called lexical structure.)

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  rareAny dictionary.

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  The vocabulary used by or known to an individual. (Also called lexical knowledge.)

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  A set of vocabulary specific to a certain subject.

  • the baseball lexicon
  • Turns, twists, walks, runs, falls, and somersaults, along with many other movements, are the specific vocabularic elements which make up the lexicon of dance.
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  A set of vocabulary specific to a certain subject.

  • a baseball lexicon

lexiconverb/ˈlɛk.sɪ.kən/

• 1

  To add to a lexicon.

  • Vocab-wise, medalling and PB-ing are now totally part-and-parcelled, and most experts in South Korea believe podiumed, finalled and all-comered are not far off lexiconing.
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  broadcastingfilmmediaTo shorten a soundtrack to fit a shortened version of a movie.

  • Mrazek’s legislation would discourage time compression, a technique used to speed up a movie, and “lexiconing,” a process of altering the soundtrack to match the shorter, compressed version.