MENTAL LEXICON
Dictionary entry overview: What does mental lexicon mean? • MENTAL LEXICON (noun)
The noun MENTAL LEXICON has 1 sense:
1. a language user's knowledge of words
Familiarity information: MENTAL LEXICON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MENTAL LEXICON (noun)
Meaning:
A language user's knowledge of words
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
lexicon; mental lexicon; vocabulary
Hypernyms ("mental lexicon" is a kind of...):
cognition; knowledge; noesis (the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning)
Holonyms ("mental lexicon" is a part of...):
language; speech (the mental faculty or power of vocal communication)
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