lexicography
- noun
- /ˌlɛksɪˈkɒɡrəfi/
- Specialized
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lexicografía
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- own lexicography
Examples
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Within the specification, the inventor's own lexicography governs if the inventor defined the term, and statements about claim scope, such as an intentional disavowal or disclaimer, are dispositive.
Academic text (2017) -
Yet we can and must rely on a firm tradition of lexicography in the various languages concerned, including the large Oxford English Dictionary, that tells us what a given word meant at a given time, in a given context, and to a given writer.
Academic text (1991) -
The first canon is that a patentee's own lexicography governs.
Academic text (2017) -
No efforts have been spared to obtain the most recent and valuable works, not only in lexicography, but in the various departments of art and science embraced in the American Dictionary.
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The practice of lexicography helps preserve the nuances of language over time.
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Many students of linguistics aspire to pursue a career in lexicography, focusing on dictionary development.
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The details of lexicography are crucial for producing accurate and comprehensive dictionaries.
Surface Forms
Morphology
lexicography = lexico + graphy
The word is built from classical combining forms meaning roughly 'word/dictionary' and 'writing', but the specialized sense is not transparently recoverable for an average learner from the visible parts.
Etymology
Lexicography comes from Greek parts lexi- meaning 'word' and -graphy meaning 'writing', the same lexi- in lexicon and -graphy in photography. So lexicography is the work of 'writing' or making dictionaries.
