lexical
pronunciation
How to pronounce lexical in British English:
UK [ˈleksɪkl]
How to pronounce lexical in American English:
US [ˈleksɪkl]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to words
- of or relating to dictionaries
Word Origin
- lexical (adj.)
- 1833, from Greek lexikos "pertaining to words" (see lexicon) + -al (1). Related: Lexically.
Example
- 1. Wordnet is a large lexical database of english , developed under the direction of george a. miller .
- 2. The gif has evolved from a medium for pop-cultural memes into a tool with serious applications including research and journalism , and its lexical identity is transforming to keep pace .
- 3. In contrast , individuals with asd did not show this negativity , suggesting that the inability to integrate lexical information into the ongoing context may underlie their communicative and language impairments .
- 4. " Gif celebrated a lexical milestone in 2012 , gaining traction as a verb , not just a noun , " said katherine martin , head of the us dictionaries program at oxford .