Jul 20, 2011 · A lexicon is a list of words that belong to a particular language. Sometimes, lexicon is used as another word for thesaurus (see below) A dictionary is a list of words and phrases that are …

Oct 30, 2017 · Some say the lexicon is inherent to a language (objective) while a vocabulary is only relative to a (group of) person (s) (subjective). Wikipedia says the lexicon is the vocabulary of a …

A lexicon is just a catalog or dictionary of terms. Terminology is the set of specialized terms in my field of study. These items are clearly understood by others in my field of study. Jargon is a set of terms …

Is this proper use of the word vernacular? Wow! Curmudgeons is a cool word! I'm going to add it to my vernacular.

Apr 14, 2011 · From the OED: A word-book or dictionary; chiefly applied to a dictionary of Greek, Hebrew, Syriac, or Arabic. The restricted use is due to the fact that until recently dictionaries of these …

May 24, 2019 · Do they have a kind of lexicon they look up in? And even if there is an etymological lexicon with a proper explanation for each word, that will not cover every possible word. So how do …

Sep 17, 2010 · Y'all is a stand-in for words that people generally feel are uncomfortable to say or they lack other words in their lexicon to get the meaning across. In absolutely every case, the word "you," …

Nov 23, 2013 · Specifically, I'm looking for the term for when a person uses a word correctly, but intends a different meaning. For example: I empathize with you. When the person really means: I sympathize …

Jul 9, 2019 · I have heard the phrase a few years ago and now I can't remember it. It's a figurative phrase or expression used when someone has the skill of speaking fluently with a great lexicon, …

Dec 2, 2014 · A historical dictionary (OED; M-W) merely lists senses and subsenses in the order they can be shown to have appeared over time, in the lexicon. The others attempt to list usages in order …