Lexikon

lexikon German Alternative forms de Lexicon archaic Etymology de grc λεξικόν dictionary, from grc λεξικός Pronunciation de /ˈlɛksikɔn/ de De-Lexikon.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun n,,Lexika:Lexiken:Lexikons[nonstandard, rather rare]:Lexikas[nonstandard, rather rare] reference book a book, usually alphabetically ordered, in which definitions and facts can be looked up, such as an encyclopaedia, dictionary, etc. de Nachschlagewerk schlaues Buch informal lexicon the vocabulary of a language, field, or individual person Usage notes The plural forms de Lexikons and de Lexikas are sometimes found, but are nonstandard and rather rare. The use of this word for a dictionary specifically, as in de ein französisch-deutsches Lexikon a French-German dictionary, is considered dated by some authorities including Duden. However, the inclusion of dictionaries in the broader term de Lexikon is still current. Declension n,,Lexika:Lexiken:Lexikons[nonstandard, rather rare]:Lexikas[nonstandard, rather rare] Hyponyms de Reallexikon de Sachlexikon de Sprachlexikon de Enzyklopädie de Wörterbuch Further reading de Reference works