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Webster 1913 Edition
Lexicon
Lex′i-con
(lĕks′ĭ-kŏn)
, Noun.
[Gr.
λεξικόν
(sc. βιβλίον
), neut. of λεξικόσ
of or belonging to words, fr. λέξισ
a speaking, speech, a way of speaking, a single word or phrase, fr. λέγειν
to say, to speak. See Legend
.] A vocabulary, or book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language or of a considerable number of them, with the definition of each; a dictionary; especially, a dictionary of the Greek, Hebrew, or Latin language.
Webster 1828 Edition
Lexicon
LEX'ICON
,Noun.
A dictionary_webster1828; a vocabulary or book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language, with the definition of each, or an explanation of its meaning.