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   lexicon

   /ˈlɛksɪk(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge: "the size of the English lexicon"
   • ▪ a dictionary, especially of Greek, Hebrew, Syriac, or Arabic: "a Greek–Latin lexicon"
   • ▪ the complete set of meaningful units in a language.

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

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

   • X

     8

   • I

     1

   • C

     3

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

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