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Definition of: lexicon
(lek′sə·kon) noun
1. An alphabetically arranged book setting forth the meanings and etymology of the words of a language; a dictionary: specifically applied to dictionaries of Latin, Greek, or Hebrew.
2. All the morphemes in any language. [<Gk. lexikon, neut. of lexikos pertaining to words <lexis way of speaking <legein say, speak]
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