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lex.

To perform lexical analysis; to convert a character stream to a token stream as a preliminary to parsing.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/lɛks//lɛks/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland/leks/Australia, New-Zealand
  1. To perform lexical analysis; to convert a character stream to a token stream as a preliminary to parsing.

Where this word comes from

Clipping of lexical (analysis).

noun/lɛks//lɛks/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland/leks/Australia, New-Zealand
  1. A specific inflected form of a word; compare lexeme.

Where this word comes from

Clipping of lexical (analysis).

noun/lɛks//lɛks/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland/leks/Australia, New-Zealand
  1. A Roman or Latin law (particularly in ancient Rome or in medieval Europe).

    uncommon
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *lḗǵs? Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *lḗgʰs? Proto-Italic *lēks Latin lēx, lēgeslbor. English lex Learned borrowing from Latin lēx, lēges (“law(s)”).

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