ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Lexical

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈlɛksɪkəl/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Lexical is an adjective meaning (linguistics) Concerning the vocabulary, words, sentences or morphemes of a language.

Meaning

(linguistics) Concerning the vocabulary, words, sentences or morphemes of a language.

More Meanings

  1. (linguistics) Concerning lexicography or a lexicon or dictionary.
  2. (linguistics) Denoting a content word as opposed to a function word.
  3. (chiefly computing) Relating to alphabetical order or a generalization thereof.

Example Sentences

a lexical verb

Synonyms for lexical

Depending on context, synonyms include lexic, lexicographic, lexicographical.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include linguistic, vocabular, lexic, lexicographic, lexicological, lexemic.

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