name
Meaning 1
Lexington.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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Standard Lemma guide
lex
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/lɛks/
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homophone: lex
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homophone: leks
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rhymes with -ɛks
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UK, US: /lɛks/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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homophone: Lex
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CMU ARPABET: L EH1 K S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
Lexus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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name
Meaning 3
A pet form of the male given name Alexander.
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name
Meaning 4
A pet form of the female given names Alexandra, Alexia, and Alexis.
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noun
Meaning 5
A specific inflected form of a word; compare lexeme.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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noun
Meaning 6
A Roman or Latin law (particularly in ancient Rome or in medieval Europe).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncommon
Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences
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verb
Meaning 7
To perform lexical analysis; to convert a character stream to a token stream as a preliminary to parsing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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History
Etymology
From lexical analysis, from lexical.
Latin lex (“law”).