lexical
[lek-si-kuh l]
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.
Origin of lexical
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rhetorical, unwritten, grammatical, lingual, exact, literal, oral, said, stated, verbatim, expressed, phrasal, told, dialectal, phonetic, etymological, morphological, phonemic, phonological, syntacticalExamples from the Web for lexical
Historical Examples of lexical
It is therefore important to observe that Reitzenstein's lexical parallel utterly breaks down.
The Origin of Paul's ReligionJ. Gresham Machen
Thus the lexical argument of Reitzenstein breaks down at the decisive points.
The Origin of Paul's ReligionJ. Gresham Machen
The grammatical and lexical treatises of Hayyuj and Ibn Janah were also translated.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish PhilosophyIsaac Husik
Two lexical works have been used as basic references in this translation.
Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese LanguageDiego Collado
All of these things are held to belong to the grammar of a language and to be grammatic methods, distinct from lexical elements.
Indian Linguistic Families Of America, North Of MexicoJohn Wesley Powell
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