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of or relating to words or language
a dictionary provides lexical information—it tells you what the word "cat" means, not all there is to know about cats
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By adopting methods like tiered retention, lexical scoping and hashing, companies can responsibly moderate content while respecting user privacy.
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George Ng, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
This can help spot linguistic features which humans may miss, calculating the percentage prevalence of words and classes of words, lexical diversity, average sentence length, grammatical patterns and many other metrics.
—Mohammed Al-Mosaiwi, Discover Magazine, 7 Feb. 2018
Last August, Hungarian neuroscientists Atilla Andics and colleagues reported that the left hemisphere of the dog brain is selectively activated in response to the lexical properties (i.e. the meaning) of spoken words.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 7 Apr. 2017
Other words in this lexical field, though, have etymologies that stress more selfish instincts, along the lines of egoism.
—Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Apr. 2023
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George Ng, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
This can help spot linguistic features which humans may miss, calculating the percentage prevalence of words and classes of words, lexical diversity, average sentence length, grammatical patterns and many other metrics.
—Mohammed Al-Mosaiwi, Discover Magazine, 7 Feb. 2018
Last August, Hungarian neuroscientists Atilla Andics and colleagues reported that the left hemisphere of the dog brain is selectively activated in response to the lexical properties (i.e. the meaning) of spoken words.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 7 Apr. 2017
Other words in this lexical field, though, have etymologies that stress more selfish instincts, along the lines of egoism.
—Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Apr. 2023
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Such exclusions echo broader systemic inequities, perpetuating a cycle in which linguistic dominance constrains not only individual researchers but the development of global knowledge itself.HEC Paris Insights, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Friends, we are gathered here today to discuss a strange linguistic invention: uncomfortability.Laura Bradley, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
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Police said the suspects punched and kicked the 17-year-old male following a verbal dispute.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Comments Drew Barrymore and Cynthia Erivo understand that physical communication can be just as important as verbal.EW.com, EW.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Finally, as communicative Mercury coordinates with ethereal Neptune at 8:33 pm EDT, our intuition and creativity are highlighted while frustration melts away.Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Lexical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lexical. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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