noun

lexicon

LEHK-sih-kuhn

noun

The full stock of words in a language, in a field, or known to a particular person.

"Medical students must learn an entirely new lexicon of Latin terms."

"Slang words rarely make it into the formal English lexicon."

A dictionary, especially one covering a specialized or classical language.

"She consulted a Greek lexicon to translate the ancient inscription."

How to Use Lexicon

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe set of words that belong to a language, a subject, or a single person's vocabulary.

Common pairings

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Medical students must learn an entirely new _____ of Latin terms.

Via Latin from Greek lexikon, short for lexikon biblion ("book of words"), from lexis ("word, speech").

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