Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to lexicography.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to, or according to, lexicography.
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- adjective Like a
dictionary , relating tolexicography (the writing of a dictionary).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to lexicography
Etymologies
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Examples
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Nobody ever got together at some lexicographic congress and solemnly vowed to nail down these terms.
The Vatican’s Dictionary of Recent Latinity « The Half-Baked Maker 2010
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The lexicographic jury is still out on this one, but I would take a guess that the final definition will be something like "to find every excuse to raise interest rates as fast as possible before the commodities rally brings growth to a shuddering halt; See also 'to normalize liquidity'—to keep ATMs in Greece and Ireland stocked without giving a free ride to the rest of the region's banks and governments."
Long and Winding Road to Normality Geoffrey T. Smith 2011
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Without getting too academic-left-y, part of the reason why diplomacy gets coded as feminine — arrgg I wish I knew how to write this without academic jargon — is because we basically operate in an unfortunate lexicographic paradigm of "hard" military power and "soft" everything-else power.
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Heffernan closes with a few suggested lexicographic resources.
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I always thought I was lexicographic in gridlock, but maybe not.
Archive 2008-02-01 2008
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Heffernan closes with a few suggested lexicographic resources.
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Heffernan closes with a few suggested lexicographic resources.
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Heffernan closes with a few suggested lexicographic resources.
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Heffernan closes with a few suggested lexicographic resources.
Archive 2008-05-01 2008
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Heffernan closes with a few suggested lexicographic resources.
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