lexicon

  1. Noun.  (linguistics) A dictionary that includes or focuses on lexemes.
  2. Noun.  A dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic.
  3. Noun.  (programming) The lexicology of a programming language. (Usually called lexical structure.).
  4. Noun.  (rare) Any dictionary.
  5. Noun.  The vocabulary used by or known to an individual. (Also called lexical knowledge).
  6. Noun.  A vocabulary specific to a certain subject. EX: a baseball lexicon.

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