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Added 9 October 2026

lexical

/ˈlɛksɪkəl/ adjective

Latin root: lexis Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about lexical at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Of or relating to words.
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Of or relating to dictionaries.

Origin

From Latin lexis, from Ancient Greek λέξις (léxis, “word”) + -al.

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