'Lexicon' definitions:
Definition of 'lexicon'
(from WordNet)
noun
A language user's knowledge of words [syn: vocabulary, lexicon, mental lexicon]
noun
A reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them [syn: dictionary, lexicon]
Definition of 'Lexicon'
From: GCIDE
- Lexicon \Lex"i*con\ (l[e^]ks"[i^]*k[o^]n), n. [Gr. lexiko`n (sc. bibli`on), neut. of lexiko`s of or belonging to words, fr. le`xis a speaking, speech, a way of speaking, a single word or phrase, fr. le`gein to say, to speak. See Legend.] A vocabulary, or book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language or of a considerable number of them, with the definition of each; a dictionary; especially, a dictionary of the Greek, Hebrew, or Latin language. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'lexicon'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- biographical dictionary,
- cant,
- chemical dictionary,
- desk dictionary,
- dialect dictionary,
- dictionary,
- dictionary of quotations,
- electronics dictionary,
- etymological dictionary,
- foreign-language dictionary,
- gazetteer,
- general dictionary,
- geological dictionary,
- gloss,
- glossary,
- gradus,
- jargon,
- language,
- lexis,
- nomenclator,
- onomasticon,
- palaver,
- phrase book,
- phraseology,
- polyglot dictionary,
- promptorium,
- rhyming dictionary,
- science dictionary,
- slang dictionary,
- specialized dictionary,
- stock of words,
- synonym dictionary,
- synonymy,
- terminology,
- thesaurus,
- treasury of words,
- unabridged dictionary,
- verbiage,
- vocabulary,
- word list,
- wordage,
- wordbook,
- wordhoard,
- words