Associations to the word «Lexicon»

Wiktionary

LEXICON, noun. The vocabulary of a language.
LEXICON, noun. (linguistics) A dictionary that includes or focuses on lexemes.
LEXICON, noun. A dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic.
LEXICON, noun. (programming) The lexicology of a programming language. (Usually called lexical structure.)
LEXICON, noun. (rare) Any dictionary.
LEXICON, noun. The vocabulary used by or known to an individual. (Also called lexical knowledge)
LEXICON, noun. A vocabulary specific to a certain subject.

Dictionary definition

LEXICON, noun. A language user's knowledge of words.
LEXICON, noun. A reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras