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- vocabulary - Difference between lexicon and dictionary - English . . .
A lexicon is a list of words that belong to a particular language Sometimes, lexicon is used as another word for thesaurus (see below) A dictionary is a list of words and phrases that are (or were) in common usage, together with their definitions - so a dictionary is different from a lexicon because a lexicon is a simple list and doesn't define the words A thesaurus is a dictionary of
- What is regomised? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Which lexicon is the one you deem relevant? Just so I know next time not to ask here if I can't find it in the lexicon Btw, personally I contest the very idea behind intellectual property and wish to see parents, teachers and mentors receive lifelong royalties from their protégés to prove we take the concept seriously
- How did muggins come into use? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Muggins, subs (common) —1 A fool 2 (common) —a borough-magnate ; a local leader But this is substantially later than the earliest dictionary or glossary occurrence of mug in the slang sense of "fool" that I found From George Matsell, Vocabulum: Or, The Rogue's Lexicon (1859): MUG The face ; a simple fellow
- differences - Terminology vs jargon vs lexicon - English Language . . .
A lexicon is just a catalog or dictionary of terms Terminology is the set of specialized terms in my field of study These items are clearly understood by others in my field of study Jargon is a set of terms used by people in other fields of study These terms are confusing, ambiguous and frustrating
- Difference between lexicon, vocabulary and dictionary
Some say the lexicon is inherent to a language (objective) while a vocabulary is only relative to a (group of) person (s) (subjective) Wikipedia says the lexicon is the vocabulary of a language Dictionary should be an easy one, it's a mapping, either between languages or between words and word sense definitions
- Where did the word “quim” come from? - English Language Usage . . .
The next Google Books match is to the Lexicon Balatronicum of 1811, which brings us full circle Conclusions Because the slang term quim seems to have been considered extremely vulgar, it has left a very elusive trail in the historical record An untraced sighting in a 1613 play (in the form queme) is the oldest claimed instance that I've
- Single word for all knowledge? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
-2 Lexicon, is likely the word your looking for It basically refers to a collection of all words and their meanings, phrases and their understandings A complete catalog and instruction manual, everything there is to know about the language Potentially It doesnt even need to meet this criteria to qualify in most cases
- differences vernacular vs. colloquial - English Language Usage Stack . . .
What is the difference between the words vernacular and colloquial? Is vernacular closer to jargon? A quick search reveals that colloquial refers to informal spoken language while vernacular refer
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