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Dictionary website
Lexico was a dictionary website that provided a collection of English and Spanish dictionaries produced by Oxford University Press (OUP), the publishing
Lexico
Terminology for general and flag officers
"Two-star". lexico.com. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022. "Three-star". lexico.com. Oxford
Military_star_ranking
Method of comparative linguistics
Word-Meaning Relationships." Language 46.564-569. Wittmann, Henri (1969). "A lexico-statistic inquiry into the diachrony of Hittite." Indogermanische Forschungen
Lexicostatistics
Part of lexicostatistics
Beiträge zur Sprachwissenschaft 11]; Innsbruck. Wittmann, Henri (1969). "A lexico-statistic inquiry into the diachrony of Hittite." Indogermanische Forschungen
Glottochronology
Lexicogrammar is a term directly related to systemic functional linguistics. Systemic functional linguistics is a specific approach to adding as much detail
Lexicogrammar
Romance language
needed] Quintana, Lucía; Mora, Juan Pablo (2002). "Enseñanza del acervo léxico árabe de la lengua española" (PDF). ASELE. Actas XIII: 705. Archived (PDF)
Spanish_language
Country in Southeast Asia
Retrieved 23 December 2019. "Definition of MYANMAR by Oxford Dictionary on Lexico.com (British & World English)". Oxford Dictionaries. Archived from the original
Myanmar
Linguistic dispute
Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). Retrieved August 27, 2023. "GIF". Lexico (Online). Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on October
Pronunciation_of_GIF
Reddish-brown color
while its "American Dictionary" section defines maroon as dark brown-red. Lexico online dictionary defines maroon as a brownish-red. Similarly, Dictionary
Maroon
Third planet from the Sun
(Subscription or participating institution membership required.) "telluric". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original
Earth
Legendary Greek king of Ithaca
including Damastes of Sigeum, agreed with him. Odysseus Unbound "Odysseus". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original
Odysseus
Online dictionary
Dictionary.com was founded by Brian Kariger and Daniel Fierro as part of Lexico Publishing, which also started Thesaurus.com and Reference.com. At the time
Dictionary.com
Team sport played with a ball
Retrieved 30 November 2022. "What's The Origin of the Word "Soccer"?". Lexico Dictionaries | English. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved
Association_football
Grant of authority or rights
"charter". Lexico. Oxford University Press. 2. Archived from the original on August 24, 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019. "charter member". Lexico. Oxford
Charter
Species of fungus
Retrieved 9 January 2019. "portobello | Definition of portobello by Lexico". Lexico Dictionaries | English. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019
Agaricus_bisporus
Online encyclopedia
Inc in February 1997. The site was later acquired by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. In 2005, Lexico announced that Reference.com would begin offering searches
Reference.com
Ancient Mesopotamian city in Iraq
Archaeology of the Bible Lands. BBC Publications. pp. 198–199. "babble". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original
Babylon
Country in South Asia
"Nepal | Definition of Nepal by Oxford Dictionary on Lexico.com also meaning of Nepal". Lexico Dictionaries | English. Archived from the original on
Nepal
Country in West Asia
title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) "Qatar". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. n.d. Jones, Daniel (2011)
Qatar
Blunt striking weapon
Cooperative". Retrieved 2024-04-01. "MACE English Definition and Meaning | Lexico.com". Lexico Dictionaries | English. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022
Mace_(bludgeon)
Large geographical region identified by convention
combined-America model; Lexico tes Hellenikes Glossas, Papyros Publications, ISBN 978-960-6715-47-1, lemma continent (epeiros), 5 continents model; Lexico Triantaphyllide
Continent
Double chevrons used as quotation marks
Archived from the original on 2019-06-07. Retrieved 7 June 2019. "guillemet". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original
Guillemet
Critical weakness which can lead to downfall despite overall strength
Retrieved 2019-09-29. "Achilles heel | Definition of Achilles heel by Lexico". Lexico Dictionaries | English. Archived from the original on September 29
Achilles'_heel
Characteristic of self-sufficiency
possible requirements for living a life of pleasure, free of pain (aponia). Lexico, whose content is provided by the same publisher as that of the Oxford English
Autarky
Coastline in the United States
states." Several dictionaries offer different definitions of the West Coast. Lexico restricts the West Coast's definition to "the western seaboard of the U
West Coast of the United States
West_Coast_of_the_United_States
Type of fictional character
tale Antinovel False protagonist List of fictional antiheroes "Anti-Hero". Lexico. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved
Antihero
Word representing the position or rank in a sequential order
Retrieved 2011-11-26. "DECENARY | Meaning & Definition for UK English | Lexico.com". Lexico Dictionaries | English (3rd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press
Ordinal_numeral
French word indicating "flamboyance" or "courage"
Gazette, February 7, 2007. "PANACHE | Meaning & Definition for UK English | Lexico.com". Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Cyrano de Bergerac (Penguin
Panache
Catholic person who is non-practicing
English Dictionary". "LAPSED | Meaning & Definition for UK English | Lexico.com". Lexico Dictionaries | English. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021
Lapsed_Catholic
File. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-8160-2680-7. Retrieved 12 April 2015. "Buckra". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original
List_of_ethnic_slurs
Air-dried and salted beef
English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 7 August 2019. "bresaola". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original
Bresaola
original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021. "nul points". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original
Voting at the Eurovision Song Contest
Voting_at_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest
Species of hominid in the genus Homo
consciousness ambiguous?". Journal of Consciousness Studies. 8: 19–44. "Cognition". Lexico. Oxford University Press and Dictionary.com. Archived from the original
Human
Graphic mark representing an entity
Sound trademark Swiss Style (design) Letter symbolism Logorama "logo". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original
Logo
Scientific study of language
shapes language as text (spoken or written) down to the phonological and lexico-grammatical levels. Grammar and discourse are linked as parts of a system
Linguistics
Japanese animation
Archived from the original on July 2, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2019. "Anime". Lexico. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on March 3, 2020. Retrieved
Anime
Middle Eastern condiment made from sesame
"Tahini | Definition of Tahini by Oxford Dictionary on Lexico.com also meaning of Tahini". Lexico Dictionaries | English. Archived from the original on
Tahini
West Germanic language
September 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2012. Adegbija, Efurosibina (1989). "Lexico-semantic variation in Nigerian English". World Englishes. 8 (2): 165–177
English_language
Longest English-language dictionary word
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious "Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
Chocolate-flavored coffee drink
*"Mocha | Definition of Mocha by Oxford Dictionary on Lexico.com also meaning of Mocha". Lexico Dictionaries | English. Archived from the original on
Caffè_mocha
Genre of theatre, film, and television
television series Black comedy Story structure List of genres "dramedy". Lexico. Oxford University Press. 2021. Archived from the original on 8 December
Comedy_drama
Capital of Guangdong, China
original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022. "Guangzhou". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original
Guangzhou
Summary of career
27 June 2016. Definition of "curriculum vitae" by Oxford Dictionary on Lexico.com "Curriculum vitae | Definition, Example, Meaning, Format, & Resume |
Curriculum_vitae
Triple-dot punctuation mark
in the 1886 Webster's Dictionary. "ellipsis". Oxford English Dictionary. Lexico.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020
Ellipsis
American and Italian coffee
americano or Italian caffè americano, lit. 'American coffee'. "Americano". Lexico. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
Caffè_americano
Italian snack food
HarperCollins. Retrieved 20 May 2019. "arancini" (US) and "arancini". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original
Arancini
Rewording a text while preserving its meaning
communicate a comparable meaning: morphology-based changes lexicon-based changes lexico-syntactic-based changes syntax-based changes discourse-based changes extremes
Paraphrase
Practice of sitting in public transport with legs wide apart
targeted Latino men. It has been described as being part of extreme misandry. Lexico added the word "manspreading" in August 2015. Lyndsay Kirkham, an English
Manspreading
Early Germanic people
most of the Roman Empire in the 3d, 4th, and 5th centuries a.d.; "Goth". Lexico. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved
Goths
Style of pants
Definition of DROP CROTCH by Oxford Dictionary on Lexico.com also meaning of DROP CROTCH". Lexico Dictionaries | English. Archived from the original
Low-crotch_pants
Related species of plants in the family Anacardiaceae
"Rhus | Definition of Rhus by Oxford Dictionary on Lexico.com also meaning of Rhus". Lexico Dictionaries | English. Archived from the original on March
Sumac
Area of jurisdiction of a bailiff
Switzerland Bailiwick of Alsace and Burgundy [de; fr] "Definition of Bailiwick". Lexico.com. Oxford University Press. 2020. Archived from the original on May 28
Bailiwick
Study of external forms and structures of organisms
"Morphology Definition of Morphology by Oxford Dictionary on Lexico.com also meaning of Morphology". Lexico DictionariesEnglish. Archived from the original on March
Morphology_(biology)
Human lower-body phenotype
Merriam-Webster. OCLC 1032680871. Retrieved 2016-01-22. "Steatopygia". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original
Steatopygia
Military slang for level of stress in a crisis situation
Definition of Pucker Factor by Oxford Dictionary on Lexico.com also meaning of Pucker Factor". Lexico Dictionaries | English. Archived from the original
Pucker_factor
System responsible for combining morphemes into complex structures
order Valency Verb Verb phrase Voice Word order X-bar theory "syntax". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original
Syntax
Receipt for payment, used in India and Pakistan
"Chalan" means voucher or invoice. Similarly, British-English Dictionary Lexico also defines Challan as noun, "an official form or document, such as a receipt
Challan
Wording that is devised to be understood in two ways
December 2021. "Double Entendre | Meaning & Definition for UK English | Lexico.com". Lexico.com. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 14 December
Double_entendre
Terrain of mixed woodland and pasture
"Bocage | Definition of Bocage by Oxford Dictionary on Lexico.com also meaning of Bocage". Lexico Dictionaries | English. Archived from the original on
Bocage
Variety of English spoken in Nigeria
September 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2012. Adegbija, Efurosebina. (1989) "Lexico-semantic variation in Nigerian English", World Englishes, 8(2), 165–177
Nigerian_English
Knife associated with the Gurkhas of Nepal
May 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020. "Kukri | Meaning of Kukri by Lexico". Lexico Dictionaries | English. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020
Kukri
British sandwich biscuit
needed] "BOURBON | Definition of BOURBON by Oxford Dictionary on Lexico.com". Lexico Dictionaries | English. Oxford University Press. Archived from the
Bourbon_biscuit
German composer (1685–1750)
Gardiner 2013 Wolff & Emery 2001, "10. Iconography". "Bach, Johann Sebastian". Lexico. Archived from the original on 11 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016. "Bach"
Johann_Sebastian_Bach
River in western Europe
(5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved April 4, 2019. "Meuse" (US) and "Meuse". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original
Meuse
Precursor of board game Scrabble
Mosher Butts. It was a precursor of Scrabble. The name comes from the Greek lexicos, meaning "of or for words". Lexiko was played with a set of 100 square
Lexiko
Visceral tissue found inside organs of animals
Merriam-Webster. OCLC 1032680871. Retrieved 2016-01-21. "Parenchyma". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original
Parenchyma
System or group governing an organized community
[page needed]. Brock 2013, p. 53–62. "Government English Definition and Meaning". Lexico. Archived from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022. Christian
Government
Position of the body used for sexual activities
Retrieved 2024-02-29. "Definition of Bukkake". Lexico Dictionaries | English. Oxford Dictionary on Lexico.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021
Sex_position
City in Aleppo Governorate, Syria
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) "Aleppine". Lexico. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017
Aleppo
Deep chasm between cliffs
Low area between hills, often with a river running through it "canon". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original
Canyon
Time period of 1000 years
millennia Century Millennialism Millennium Dome Millennials "millennium". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. n.d. Archived 2013-01-26
Millennium
Arabic phrase, "Praise be to God"
Meaning of Alhamdulilah?". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 2026-04-06. "alhamdulillah". Lexico. Archived from the original on February 27, 2020. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
Alhamdulillah
French novelist and playwright (1799–1850)
La Comédie Humaine, Rodez, Subervie, 1998, 665 p. "Balzac, Honoré de". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original
Honoré_de_Balzac
Prime Minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974
the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019. "Meir, Golda". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original
Golda_Meir
Cartilaginous tube
larynx and upper part of trachea "Trachea | Definition of Trachea by Lexico". Lexico Dictionaries | English. Archived from the original on 7 July 2020.
Trachea
French phrase
Flood myth Let them eat cake No. 617 Squadron RAF Mould 2011 p. 43. OUP-Lexico 2020. Nishitani 1990 p. 132. Brewer 1898 p. 342. Farlex Inc. Staff 2015
Après_moi,_le_déluge
Protruding structure
"Eaves | Definition of Eaves by Oxford Dictionary on Lexico.com also meaning of Eaves". Lexico Dictionaries | English. Archived from the original on
Eaves
Type of automotive transmission
transmission Dual-clutch transmission "MANUMATIC English Definition and Meaning". Lexico.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2021. Retrieved 2022-08-24
Manumatic
Plant that has no persistent woody stem above ground
pp. 199–. ISBN 978-0-415-35643-5. "Is A Banana A Fruit Or A Herb? | Lexico". Lexico Dictionaries | English. Archived from the original on June 6, 2020
Herbaceous_plant
Social behavior and norms of a society
University Press. ISBN 978-1-316-60338-3. OCLC 980557304. "anthropology". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original
Culture
Raised platform on a ship or submarine used to command the vessel
into the control rooms of subsequent designs. OED definitions 4 and 6 at Lexico website "The Conning Tower". The Spanish–American War Centennial Website
Conning_tower
City in Switzerland
May 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2019 – via map.geo.admin.ch. "Geneva". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original
Geneva
Prefecture in Grand Est, France
Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025. "Strasbourg". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original
Strasbourg
Study of general and fundamental questions
original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023. "Philosophy". Lexico. University of Oxford Press. 2020. Archived from the original on 28 March
Philosophy
Crossbreed dog type
June 2024. Oxford University Press (2019). "Cockapoo". Oxford Dictionary. Lexico.com. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020. Fogle
Cockapoo
Traditional dish of egg and potato
November 2019. "Tortilla Española | Definition of Tortilla Española by Lexico". Lexico Dictionaries | English. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019
Spanish_omelette
Department of France
Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025. "Gironde". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original
Gironde
American entrepreneur (1893–1971)
Disney (2015 PBS film) "Disney, Walt | Definition of Disney, Walt by Lexico". Lexico Dictionaries | English. Archived from the original on October 24, 2019
Roy_O._Disney
State of Australia
ancestry. "Taswegian". Lexico OED. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021. "Vandemonian". Lexico OED. Archived from the
Tasmania
Period during which a person was active
dictionary. Reign (r., Latin rexit) Tempore (temp.) Family tree "floruit". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original
Floruit
Administrative division in India and Pakistan
Tehsildar, a revenue administrative officer Village accountant "tehsil". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original
Tehsil
Moon of Uranus
been assumed to equal the other two. Smith Soderblom et al. 1986. "Puck". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original
Puck_(moon)
Set of varieties of English language
registry. 16 October 2005. Retrieved 11 January 2019. "British English". Lexico.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 18 February
British_English
Land covered in trees
allometry Tree farm Wildcrafting Woodland garden "Definition of Woodland". Lexico. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020. Retrieved 2020-01-15. "Woodland
Woodland
Region in southern Italy
Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. OCLC 1032680871. Retrieved 6 May 2019. "Abruzzi". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original
Abruzzo
Forced or promoted return of non-European immigrants
2024. "remigration | Definition of remigration in English by Lexico Dictionaries". Lexico Dictionaries | English. Archived from the original on 22 June
Remigration
Female adult human
Academies Press (US). ISBN 978-0-309-07281-6. PMID 25057540. "gynaecology". Lexico. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022
Woman
Service occupation
Waiters' Race Flight attendant "WAITING English Definition and Meaning". Lexico.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2021. Retrieved 2022-08-24. "What
Waiting_staff
plWordNet is a lexico-semantic database of the Polish language. It includes sets of synonymous lexical units (synsets) followed by short definitions. plWordNet
PlWordNet
High Middle Ages. 1051: Ibn Butlan 1101: Nathan ben Jehiel, Arukh: The Lexico Aruch is a talmudical lexicon authored by Rabbi Nathan ben Jehiel, of Rome
Timeline of the name Palestine
Timeline_of_the_name_Palestine
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the city of Worcester, named from Old English ceaster ‘Roman fort or walled city’ (Latin castra ‘legionary camp’) + a British tribal name of uncertain origin.Rev. William Worcester emigrated from England and settled in Salisbury, MA, before 1638. He had many prominent descendants, including Noah Worcester (b. 1758) and Samuel Worcester (b. 1770), both NH Congregational clergymen, and Joseph Emerson Worcester (1784–1865), a noted lexicographer, geographer, and historian.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Midlands) and Scottish
English (chiefly Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Midlands) and Scottish : occupational name for a weaver, early Middle English webber, agent derivative of Webb.The name Webster was brought to North America from England independently by several different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. One John Webster settled in Ipswich, MA, in 1635; another John Webster (d. 1661), ancestor of the lexicographer Noah Webster, emigrated to Cambridge, MA, in about 1631 and later became one of the founders of the colony of CT, of which he was appointed governor in 1656.
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Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
Tamil
Orderly
Surname or Lastname
English (west country)
English (west country) : topographic name for someone who lived by a fen or marsh, a variant of Fenner, reflecting the voicing of f that was characteristic of southwestern dialects of Middle English.English : occupational name for a huntsman, from Old French veneo(u)r (Latin venator, a derivative of venari ‘to hunt’).Dutch and North German : topographic name for someone living by a pit, moor, or fen, from Venn + the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant, or a habitational name for someone from places called Venn or Venne.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Zilay: shadow, Share Urooj
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Tamil, Telugu
Yellow; Turneric; One who is Golden Coloured
Girl/Female
Indian
Eyes
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : reduced form of O’Toole, an Americanized form of Ó Tuathail ‘descendant of Tuathal’.English : variant of Toll.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Radiant, Brilliant, Sunnuy
Boy/Male
Tamil
Gaousik | கோஉஂஸிகÂ
Lord Buddha
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n.
A book containing the words of a language, arranged alphabetically, with explanations of their meanings; a lexicon; a vocabulary; a wordbook.
a.
Of or pertaining to, or according to, lexicography.
n.
A writer of a lexicon.
n.
A collection of words; a vocabulary; a dictionary; a lexicon.
a.
Containing, or made up, of, several languages; as, a polyglot lexicon, Bible.
n.
A lexicographer.
n.
One versed in lexicology.
n.
The author or compiler of a lexicon or dictionary.
n.
The writer or maker of a vocabulary; a lexicographer.
n.
The science of the derivation and signification of words; that branch of learning which treats of the signification and application of words.
n.
A vocabulary, or book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language or of a considerable number of them, with the definition of each; a dictionary; especially, a dictionary of the Greek, Hebrew, or Latin language.
n.
The art, process, or occupation of making a lexicon or dictionary; the principles which are applied in making dictionaries.
n.
A lexicographer.
a.
Of or pertaining to a lexicon, to lexicography, or words; according or conforming to a lexicon.
n.
A list or collection of words arranged in alphabetical order and explained; a dictionary or lexicon, either of a whole language, a single work or author, a branch of science, or the like; a word-book.
a.
Alt. of Lexicographical