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1 ENTRIES FOUND:
lexicon
(noun)
lexicon
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ˈ
lɛksəˌkɑːn/
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ˈ
lɛksəkən/
noun
plural
lexicons
lexicon
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ˈ
lɛksəˌkɑːn/
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ˈ
lɛksəkən/
noun
plural
lexicons
Britannica Dictionary definition of LEXICON
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the words used in a language or by a person or group of people
a computer term that has entered the general
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