Lexicon



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 词典
• ［英］ n. 词典 ( a dictionary, esp. of an ancient language)

Webster Collegiate

noun (plural lexica or lexicons)

• Etymology: Late Greek lexikon, from neuter of lexikos of words, from Greek lexis word, speech, from legein to say — more at legend
• Date: 1580
• 1. a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions ; dictionary
• 2.
  • a. the vocabulary of a language, an individual speaker or group of speakers, or a subject
  • b. the total stock of morphemes in a language
• 3. repertoire, inventory

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