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lexical

[ lek-si-kuh l ]
/ ˈlɛk sɪ kəl /
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adjective

of or relating to the words or vocabulary of a language, especially as distinguished from its grammatical and syntactical aspects.
of, relating to, or of the nature of a lexicon.

Words related to lexical

rhetorical, unwritten, grammatical, lingual, exact, literal, oral, said, stated, verbatim, expressed, phrasal, told, dialectal, phonetic, etymological, morphological, phonemic, phonological, syntactical

Words nearby lexical

lex talionis, lex., lexan, lexell, lexeme, lexical, lexical decision task, lexical insertion, lexical meaning, lexical order, lexicalize

Origin of lexical

First recorded in 1830–40; lexic(on) + -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM lexical

lex·i·cal·i·ty, nounlex·i·cal·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for lexical

lexical
/ (ˈlɛksɪkəl) /

adjective

of or relating to items of vocabulary in a language
of or relating to a lexicon

Derived forms of lexical

lexicality (ˌlɛksɪˈkælɪtɪ), nounlexically, adverb
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