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Definition of lexical adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lexical

adjective
 
/ˈleksɪkl/
 
/ˈleksɪkl/
[usually before noun] (linguistics)
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  1. connected with the words of a language
    • lexical items (= words and phrases)
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Greek lexikos ‘of words’ (from lexis ‘word’) + -al.
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