lexical
Example Sentences
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It said the word -- chosen through a combination of public voting, sentiment and analysis of OUP's "lexical data" -- had "captured our emotions" this year.
From Barron's
On the opposite end of the spectrum is the popular sign name for Donald Trump, which bears no lexical relationship to the president’s name in English but deftly evokes his iconic comb-over.
From Los Angeles Times
“I think we have to be clear in that lexical equivalence.”
From Los Angeles Times
Searching for rare lexical matches in the canon of every single English dramatist writing from 1576 to 1594 is laborious, because it is done manually.
From The Guardian
“Social distancing” is a lexical addition to every conversation, but its practice is haphazard.
From The Guardian
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
