Word of the Day – Lexicon

Lexicon (noun)

lek-sik-on

The vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge./A dictionary, especially of Greek, Hebrew, Syriac, or Arabic.

Early 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek lexikon (biblion) ‘(book) of words’, from lexis ‘word’, from legein ‘speak’.

Example sentences

“The size of the English lexicon.”

“She carries a lexicon of phrases everywhere with her.”