lexical

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Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
19
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈlɛksɪkəl/

Definition of lexical

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Concerning the vocabulary, words, sentences or morphemes of a language.
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Concerning the vocabulary, words, sentences or morphemes of a language.
  2. (not-comparable)Concerning lexicography or a lexicon or dictionary.
  3. (not-comparable)Denoting a content word as opposed to a function word.
    “a lexical verb”
  4. (not-comparable)Relating to alphabetical order or a generalization thereof.

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Etymology

From Latin lexis, from Ancient Greek λέξις (léxis, “word”) + -al.

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