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LEXICAL

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Dictionary entry overview: What does lexical mean?

• LEXICAL (adjective)
The adjective LEXICAL has 2 senses:

1. of or relating to words
2. of or relating to dictionaries

Familiarity information: LEXICAL used as an adjective is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• LEXICAL (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Of or relating to words

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

lexical decision task

Pertainym:

word (a unit of language that native speakers can identify)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Of or relating to dictionaries

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

lexicon (a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them)

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