lexical
Americanadjective
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of or relating to the words or vocabulary of a language, especially as distinguished from its grammatical and syntactical aspects.
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of, relating to, or of the nature of a lexicon.
adjective
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of or relating to items of vocabulary in a language
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of or relating to a lexicon
Other Word Forms
- lexicality noun
- lexically adverb
Etymology
Origin of lexical
Example Sentences
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It said the word -- chosen through a combination of public voting, sentiment and analysis of OUP's "lexical data" -- had "captured our emotions" this year.
From Barron's
That fastidiousness has not stopped the lexical war over his work in recent months, as judges across the country read opposite meanings into “rebellion.”
From Los Angeles Times
"Internet culture is changing the English language and the effect is fascinating to observe and capture in the dictionary," said lexical programme manager Colin McIntosh.
From BBC
People who speak English alongside other languages fill lexical gaps by "borrowing the untranslatable word from another language".
From BBC
She found that high-scoring essays shared features related more to the ability to express complex meaning, such as lexical diversity, noun modification, and soundness and number of arguments, than to structural complexity.
From Science Daily
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