lexicon
noun
lex·i·con
ˈlek-sə-ˌkän
also -kən
plural lexica
ˈlek-sə-kə
or lexicons
1
: a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary
a French lexicon
2
a
: the vocabulary of a language, an individual speaker or group of speakers, or a subject
computer terms that have been added to the lexicon
b
: the total stock of morphemes in a language
3
: repertoire, inventory
added the DVD to his video lexicon
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