lexicon

noun

a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them

a language user's knowledge of words

Roots

lexislex- · Greek · word, speech

Synonyms for lexicon

dictionaryn vocabularyn wordbookn thesaurusn lexisn glossaryn onomasticonn terminologyn nomenclator

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Where does lexicon come from?

The word lexicon breaks down into one root of Greek origin: the root lex-, from Greek lexis (“word, speech”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.