lexicography

[ lek-si-kog-ruh-fee ]

/ ˌlɛk sɪˈkɒg rə fi /

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noun

the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.

the principles and procedures involved in writing, editing, or compiling dictionaries.

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Origin of lexicography

First recorded in 1670–80; lexic(on) + -o- + -graphy

OTHER WORDS FROM lexicography

lex·i·co·graph·ic

[lek-si-koh-graf-ik, -si-kuh-], /ˌlɛk sɪ koʊˈgræf ɪk, -sɪ kə-/, lex·i·co·graph·i·cal, adjectivelex·i·co·graph·i·cal·ly, adverbun·lex·i·co·graph·i·cal, adjectiveun·lex·i·co·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby lexicography

lexicalize, lexical meaning, lexical order, lexicog., lexicographer, lexicography, lexicology, lexicon, lexicostatistics, lexigram, lexigraphy

How to use lexicography in a sentence

As a supplement to the latter Meyer has been publishing his invaluable contributions to Middle Irish lexicography.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5|Various
This dictionary forms the first contribution to the constantly growing department of Talmudical lexicography.
History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz
Meanwhile great advances have been made in the science on which lexicography depends.
A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges|George M. Lane
Some of the nine gems were poets, others represented science—astronomy, medicine, lexicography.
Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works|Kalidasa

Lexicography was perhaps the department of pure scholarship in which the greatest advances were made.
A History of Chinese Literature|Herbert A. Giles

British Dictionary definitions for lexicography

lexicography

/ (ˌlɛksɪˈkɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun

the process or profession of writing or compiling dictionaries

Derived forms of lexicography

lexicographer, nounlexicographic (ˌlɛksɪkəˈɡræfɪk) or lexicographical, adjectivelexicographically, adverb

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