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LEXICAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to words
Example:
lexical decision task
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
word (a unit of language that native speakers can identify)
Derivation:
lexicon (a language user's knowledge of words)
lexis (all of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to dictionaries
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
lexicon (a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them)
Derivation:
lexicon (a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them)
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