lexicographical
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The author burrowed into lexicographical lore, adjusting to the “musky” smell of old paper, but was alive to the need to register the zeitgeist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025
Most of those responsible are lost to lexicographical history, but in our online age, it is easier to identify the culprit or heroine.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 25, 2019
As much as I and other lexicographical diehards wanted this contest to be about words, the outcome confirmed it was about publicity.
From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2014
As such, we can’t blame his self unaware posturing on some lexicographical misunderstanding.
From Salon ● Mar. 3, 2014
There is no lexicographical version of Gresham’s Law in which the bad meaning of a word always drives out the good one.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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