lexicography
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lexicography
- /ˌlɛksɪˈkɒɡɹəfi/ UK
- /ˌlɛksɪˈkɑɡɹəfi/ US
- /-sə-/ US
Where it comes from
From lexico- (prefix meaning ‘speech; words’) + -graphy (suffix meaning ‘something written about a specified subject’).
noun lexicographies
- The art or craft of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries. [T]here are ſeveral Species of Writing, in which a proper Degree of Hebetude is abſolutely neceſſary, as well as in other profeſſions; such as Lexicography, Index-making, and the like; [...]
- The scholarly discipline of analysing and describing the semantic, syntagmatic and paradigmatic relationships within the lexicon (vocabulary) of a language and developing theories of dictionary components and structures linking the data in dictionaries. But changes of this nature belong to lexicography, as they do not affect the grammatical forms of words.
- A dictionary, a lexicon, a wordbook. There can be no doubt, that in a general sense a boat is a vessel, for it is "a vehicle in which men or goods are carried on the water," which is one of the definitions of a vessel given in our lexicographies; [...]
Translations
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noun art or craft of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries
| Español | lexicografía |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사전학 sajeonhak |
| 日本語 | 辞書編集 jisho henshū, 辞書学 jishogaku |
| 中文 | 詞典學 /词典学 cídiǎnxué, 辭書學 /辞书学 císhūxué, 詞典編輯 /词典编辑 cídiǎn biānjí |
| हिन्दी | कोशकर्म kośkarm |
| Kiswahili | leksikografia |
| Português | lexicografia |
| Français | lexicographie |
| Deutsch | Lexikographie |
| Italiano | lessicografia |
| Ελληνικά | λεξικογραφία lexikografía, λεξικογράφηση lexikográfisi |
| Română | lexicografie |
| Русский | лексикогра́фия leksikográfija |
| Tiếng Việt | từ điển học |
noun scholarly discipline of analyzing and describing lexical relationships and developing dictionary structures
| हिन्दी | कोशकर्म kośkarm |
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title = {lexicography},
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