LEXICAL

lexical

(adjective) of or relating to words; “lexical decision task”

lexical

(adjective) of or relating to dictionaries

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

lexical (not comparable)

(linguistics) Concerning the vocabulary, words, sentences or morphemes of a language

(linguistics) Concerning lexicography or a lexicon or dictionary

(linguistics) Denoting a content word as opposed to a function word

Synonyms

• lexic

Source: Wiktionary


Lex"ic*al, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to a lexicon, to lexicography, or words; according or conforming to a lexicon.

– Lex"ic*al*ly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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