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Definition of lexical - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
languageTECH. related to the vocabulary of a languageTECH.
- The lexical richness of the novel is impressive.
2.
dictionaryTECH. pertaining to a lexicon or dictionaryTECH.
- She is working on a lexical database.
3.
languageTECH. denoting a content word not a function wordTECH.
- 'Run' is a lexical word in the sentence.
4.
technologyTECH. relating to alphabetical order in computingTECH.
- The program uses lexical sorting for the list.
Expressions with lexical
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multiple interpretations for a single term or expression
Lexical ambiguity makes "bank" unclear without context.
arrangement of words by the alphabet
The list is in lexical order.
class of words grouped by their grammatical properties
Noun and verb are examples of different lexical categories..
structured collection of word information
The lexical database helps linguists study language patterns.
group of words related by meaning
The lexical field of 'weather' includes rain, sun, and wind.
meaning of a word without sentence context
The lexical meaning of 'tree' is a plant with a trunk.
study of word meanings and relationships
Lexical semantics explores how words relate to each other.
conversion of characters to tokens in computing
Lexical analysis is the first step in compiling.
process of resolving word meaning ambiguity
Lexical disambiguation is essential in machine translation.
entry in a dictionary about a word
The lexical entry for 'run' includes multiple meanings.
unit of meaning made of one or more words used together
Traffic light is a common lexical item in English.
single word or group of words
The word 'run' is a lexical unit.
Origin of lexical
Greek, lexis (word) + -al
Terms with lexical included in their meaning
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linguistics
grammatical or lexical linking in a text
linguistics
word with no lexical meaning used grammatically
lexical term
word spelled like another but different in meaning and sometimes pronunciation
technology
sequence of characters in lexical analysis
technology
program that performs lexical analysis in computing
language
lexical database developed at Princeton University
language
lexical database for English developed at Princeton
Examples of lexical in a sentence
Lexical analysis is crucial in language processing. The lexical entry was updated recently. He specializes in lexical semantics. Nouns, verbs, and adjectives are lexical words. “Because” is not a lexical item in this analysis. Lexical analysis is crucial in text processing.
The database uses lexical order for indexing.
View all translations of lexical
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- French:lexical, de lexique, ...
- German:lexikalisch, alphabetisch, ...
- Italian:lessicale, lessicografico, ...
- Spanish:léxico, lexicográfico, ...
- Portuguese:lexical, alfabético, ...
- Chinese:词汇的, 词典的, ...
- Japanese:語彙的な, 辞書の, ...
- Arabic:مُعجَمي, مُعْجَميّ, ...
- Hebrew:לֶקְסִיקָלִי, מִלוֹנִי, ...
- Russian:лексический, словарный, ...
- Ukrainian:лексичний, ...
- Hindi:शब्दावलीगत, शब्दकोशीय, ...
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