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lexicographic

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Australian: /ˌleksɪkəˈɡɹæfɪk/
  • Australian: /ˌleksɪkəʉˈɡɹæfɪk/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Like a dictionary, relating to lexicography (the writing of a dictionary).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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
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