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lexicography
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Word definitions for lexicography in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the act of writing dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1670s, from lexico- + -graphy . Related: Lexicographic ; lexicographical .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The art or craft of compiling, writing and editing dictionary. 2 (context linguistics English) The scholarly discipline of analyzing and describing the semantic, syntagmatic and paradigmatic relationships within the lexicon (vocabulary) of a language ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lexicography \Lex`i*cog"ra*phy\ (l[e^]ks`[i^]*k[o^]g"r[.a]*f[y^]), n. [Cf. F. lexicographie.] The art, process, or occupation of making a lexicon or dictionary; the principles which are applied in making dictionaries; as, with so many words lexicography ...
Usage examples of lexicography.
Every original language near to its source is in itself the chaos of a cyclic poem: the copiousness of lexicography and the distinctions of grammar are the works of a later age, and are merely the catalogue and the form of the creations of poetry.
Fax prompted no fewer than thirty-three suggested alternatives, mc\ uAmgfab, fays, feats, fuzz, feaze, phase, and at least two more that are unknown to lexicography: falx and phase.
The members of the Special Interest Group on Lexicography (SIGLEX), for example, strive to push ahead the state of the art of dictionary and glossary making, including even dictionaries for unwritten languages.