lexical
adjective/ˈleksɪkl/
/ˈleksɪkl/
[usually before noun] (linguistics)- 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.Want to learn more?
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