lexicon
/ˈleksɪkən/noun
उच्चारण लेक्सिकन
शब्दकोश, शब्द-भंडार, शब्दावली
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all the words and phrases used in a particular language or subject; all the words and phrases used and known by a particular person or group
शब्दकोश, शब्द-भंडार, शब्दावली
- the legal lexicon
- Words like 'selfie' have entered the English lexicon.
- Words like 'lockdown' entered everyday lexicon very quickly.
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- Medical students must learn a whole new lexicon.
- The word is not part of her active lexicon.
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a list of words on a particular subject or in a language in alphabetical order
शब्दकोश (किसी विषय या भाषा का)
- a Sanskrit-English lexicon
- The scholar spent years compiling a lexicon of rare words in the Tamil language.
- The library has a lexicon of ancient Greek on its top shelf.
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- He consulted a Persian-Urdu lexicon to check the old word.
- A lexicon of cricket terms was published for new fans.
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One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: the vocabulary of a language is its lexicon; a person who writes dictionaries is a lexicographer; the art of dictionary making is lexicography; a book of synonyms a thesaurus; a list of difficult words at the end of a book a glossary.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: किसी भाषा की शब्दावली उसका lexicon; शब्दकोश लिखने वाला lexicographer; शब्दकोश-निर्माण की कला lexicography; पर्यायवाची शब्दों की किताब thesaurus; किताब के अंत में कठिन शब्दों की सूची glossary।
General knowledge
Samuel Johnson's 'A Dictionary of the English Language' (1755).
Lexicon (शब्दकोश) से जुड़ी GK: Samuel Johnson की 'A Dictionary of the English Language' (1755) अंग्रेज़ी के शुरुआती और सबसे प्रभावशाली शब्दकोशों में गिनी जाती है।