LEX

Proper noun

Lex

(informal) Lexington.

A pet form of the male given name Alexander.

A pet form of the female given names Alexandra, Alexia, and Alexis.

Etymology

Verb

lex (third-person singular simple present lexes, present participle lexing, simple past and past participle lexed)

(computing) To perform lexical analysis; to convert a character stream to a token stream as a preliminary to parsing.

Noun

lex (plural lexes)

(linguistics) A specific inflected form of a word; compare lexeme.

Source: Wiktionary


Lex, n.; pl. Leges. Etym: [L. See Legal.]

Definition: Law; as, lex talionis, the law of retaliation; lex terræ, the law of the land; lex fori, the law of the forum or court; lex loci, the law of the place; lex mercatoria, the law or custom of merchants.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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