lexicographical
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9.6
- adjective
- /ˌlɛksɪkəˈgræfɪkəl/
- Specialized
- I am not going to speculate or say that you will be served or make up little lexicographical schmeres.
Examples
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But at the Hildegard lecture, I hadn't the benefit of all those pounds of print and all those years of lexicographical research, and I had to ponder the meaning for myself.
Fiction book (2002) -
As a lawyer myself, and having seen the form of her affidavit, I find it odd to imagine it falling to the lawyers, rather than to Professor Nussbaum, to "fill up" references to classical texts and lexicographical tools, but let that pass for now.
Academic text (1995) -
The lexicographical analysis revealed the various meanings of the word in modern usage.
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He pursued a lexicographical study to better understand the evolution of language.
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The professor's lexicographical expertise helped compile the new dictionary efficiently.
Synonyms
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9.1
About writing or editing dictionaries
Surface Forms
Morphology
lexicographical = lexicographic (transparent) = lexico + graph + ic + al
The word is a straightforward extension of lexicographic with the regular adjective-forming suffix -al.
Etymology
Lexicographical comes from the Greek roots lexis 'word' and graphē 'writing'. So, lexicographical means about writing, arranging, or studying words, especially for dictionaries.