Advertisement

Advertisement

View definitions for lexical

lexical

adjective as in linguistic

adjective as in verbal

Advertisement

Discover More

Example Sentences

Now by the late 2nd century AD, the Roman Empire was indeed surrounded by various Germanic tribes who shared some common lexical borrowings and pantheons, but many of their languages were mutually unintelligible for the most part.

The Vector Space Model allows the user to query the search engine for “concepts” rather than a pure “lexical” search.

Visitors, being human, often make typos or don’t know the exact words for what they want, which means they won’t get relevant results with a lexical search engine.

With that kind of commentary, small wonder Dan Savage decided to execute his devastating lexical takedown of the senator.

All of these things are held to belong to the grammar of a language and to be grammatic methods, distinct from lexical elements.

The grammatical and lexical treatises of Hayyuj and Ibn Janah were also translated.

Two lexical works have been used as basic references in this translation.

It is therefore important to observe that Reitzenstein's lexical parallel utterly breaks down.

Thus the lexical argument of Reitzenstein breaks down at the decisive points.

Synonym of the day

Which one is a synonym for hostile?Get the answer

Start each day with the Synonym of the Day in your inbox!

By clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.

On this page you'll find 27 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to lexical, such as: grammatical, lingual, dialectal, etymological, lexemic, and morphological.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement