adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Australian:/ˌleksɪkəˈɡɹæfɪk/
Australian:/ˌleksɪkəʉˈɡɹæfɪk/
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adj
Meaning 1
Like a dictionary, relating to lexicography (the writing of a dictionary).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lexicographical
Antonyms: nonlexicographic, nonlexicographical
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adj
Meaning 2
Relating to alphabetical order or a generalization thereof.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lexical, lexicographical
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to lexicography
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lexicographical
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-der. Proto-Indo-European *léǵ-e-ti Proto-Hellenic *légō Ancient Greek λέγω (légō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek λέξῐς (léxĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek λεξῐκός (lexĭkós) English lexico- Proto-Indo-European *gerbh- Proto-Hellenic *grə́phō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy English lexicography Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English lexicographic From lexicography + -ic.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Asturian:
lexicográficu
— like a dictionary, relating to lexicography
Belarusian:
лексікаграфі́чны
(ljeksikahrafíčny)
— like a dictionary, relating to lexicography
Bengali:
আভিধানিক
(abhidhanik)
— like a dictionary, relating to lexicography
Catalan:
lexicogràfic
— like a dictionary, relating to lexicography
Czech:
slovníkářský
— like a dictionary, relating to lexicography
Czech:
lexikografický
— like a dictionary, relating to lexicography
Danish:
leksikografisk
— like a dictionary, relating to lexicography
Dutch:
lexicografisch
— like a dictionary, relating to lexicography
Finnish:
leksikografinen
— like a dictionary, relating to lexicography
French:
lexicographique
— like a dictionary, relating to lexicography
Galician:
lexicográfico
— like a dictionary, relating to lexicography
German:
lexikografisch
— like a dictionary, relating to lexicography
Hungarian:
lexikográfiai
— like a dictionary, relating to lexicography
Ido:
lexikografiala
— like a dictionary, relating to lexicography
Italian:
lessicografico
— like a dictionary, relating to lexicography
Latvian:
leksikogrāfisks
— like a dictionary, relating to lexicography
Polish:
leksykograficzny
— like a dictionary, relating to lexicography
Portuguese:
lexicográfico
— like a dictionary, relating to lexicography
Russian:
лексикографи́ческий
(leksikografíčeskij)
— like a dictionary, relating to lexicography
Russian:
слова́рный
(slovárnyj)
— like a dictionary, relating to lexicography
Serbo-Croatian:
лексико̀графскӣ
— like a dictionary, relating to lexicography
Serbo-Croatian:
leksikògrafskī
— like a dictionary, relating to lexicography
Spanish:
lexicográfico
— like a dictionary, relating to lexicography
Swedish:
lexikografisk
— like a dictionary, relating to lexicography
Ukrainian:
лексикографі́чний
(leksykohrafíčnyj)
— like a dictionary, relating to lexicography