lexicon

UK /ˈlɛk.sɪ.kən/ US /ˈlɛk.sɪ.kən/
noun 5verb 2

Definitions

noun

1

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.

2

A 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.

3

A dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic.

4

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

5

Any dictionary.

verb

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.

2

To 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.

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