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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
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
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
Single word for personal vocabulary 6 You can also try lexicon Noun The vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge A dictionary, esp of Greek, Hebrew, Syriac, or Arabic: "a Greek–Latin lexicon" Synonyms dictionary - vocabulary - wordbook - thesaurus - glossary
figures of speech - English Language Usage Stack Exchange I have heard the phrase a few years ago and now I can't remember it It's a figurative phrase or expression used when someone has the skill of speaking fluently with a great lexicon, someone eloque
How much of the English lexis comes from each of its influences? The latter depends somewhat on genre; the former depends greatly on the size and composition of your corpus A large dictionary will have a disproportionately large percentage of Latinate words, it is a bit meaningless
Dictionary and vocabulary — when to use either? EDIT: I wrote that lexicon is a synonym of vocabulary, and it is, but Rhodri made me notice that it's also a synonym of dictionary So I investigated a bit and, as I was suspecting, it has a restricted use, which is still right though From the OED: A word-book or dictionary; chiefly applied to a dictionary of Greek, Hebrew, Syriac, or Arabic