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lexical.

Concerning the vocabulary, words, sentences or morphemes of a language.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈlɛksɪkəl/
  1. Concerning the vocabulary, words, sentences or morphemes of a language.

    not-comparable
  2. Concerning lexicography or a lexicon or dictionary.

    not-comparable
  3. Denoting a content word as opposed to a function word.

    not-comparable
    a lexical verb
  4. Relating to alphabetical order or a generalization thereof.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Latin lexis, from Ancient Greek λέξις (léxis, “word”) + -al.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.