Language, such as English, has a lexicon of words as well as conventions of word order and grammar in sentences. From LearnThat.org. [www.yourdictionary.com]
The structure of this lexicon is a bit strange, but with a little fooling around, you can get what you need to know. From Wordnik.com. [Spanish medical terms?] Reference
I think my lexicon is turning into that of Ms. Davenport. From Wordnik.com. [captain's log... oops, wrong sci fi.] Reference
The precise extent of the English lexicon is non-computable. From Wordnik.com. [No discernible circumference] Reference
The word missing in our contemporary lexicon is “consequences”. From Wordnik.com. [Camblos Refuses to Charge in Covesville Attack at cvillenews.com] Reference
The lexicon is a shelter for those who want the news, minus the gossip. From Wordnik.com. [Twilight Lexicon » Random Thoughts On: Blogging, Microblogging, and Communication in the Electronic Age:] Reference
From Promptorium Parvulorum Sive Clericorum, an Anglo-Latin lexicon from c. 1440. From Wordnik.com. [et patati et patata - French Word-A-Day] Reference
An aggressively annoying new phrase in America's political lexicon is "values voters.". From Wordnik.com. [May 2006] Reference
Perhaps it's because space opera requires a certain lexicon accrued over decades to truly appreciate its subtleties. From Wordnik.com. [MIND MELD: Keeping Space Opera Relevant [UPDATED]] Reference
It comes down to this, Lance, the difference in lexicon: Democrats are over-educated and forgot how to talk to people. From Wordnik.com. [Blowhards. Part One.] Reference
The lexicon is a whole-brain "linking language" of systems, not fragments. From Wordnik.com. [Raffi: The Right to a Future: We Need a New Lexicon for Conveying Climate Collapse] Reference
The Livy costs me 35 cents a semester, and I think the lexicon is the same. From Wordnik.com. [Letter from Gertrude Weil to her family, page 1] Reference
Why do I think that the name "Chongqing" is about to enter the American slang lexicon?. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
"Pre-existing conditions disappear from our lexicon, which is a good thing," Smolka said. From Wordnik.com. [The Evening Telegram Homepage RSS] Reference
There was even a Na'vi language with a thousand-word lexicon and internally consistent grammar. From Wordnik.com. [British Blogs] Reference
But lexicon is my favorite site. From Wordnik.com. [Twilight Lexicon » Favorite Fan Site] Reference
Throwing words like "lexicon" around makes you the smarty. From Wordnik.com. [‘THERE WILL BE BLOOD’ SCRIPT] Reference
This I think could be the beginnings of the "lexicon" Robert Fisher just suggested. From Wordnik.com. [Universal System] Reference
On the other hand, it is built on a mythology, history, and lexicon which is entirely its own. From Wordnik.com. [The Infernal City: An Elder Scrolls Novel by Greg Keyes – review] Reference
16) New term in American lexicon: “Pre-menstrual veto.”. From Wordnik.com. [Woman for President] Reference
But Rowling does companion books too, a kind of lexicon of her own. From Wordnik.com. [unalog] Reference
That’s just one example from what can only be described as a lexicon of hyperbolic spite. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
What he didn't like about this 'lexicon', apparently, was the way words like 'dishonourable' and. From Wordnik.com. [The Policeman's Blog] Reference
"lexicon" of twenty words, including his own signature. From Wordnik.com. [Chopin and Other Musical Essays] Reference
Republicans have developed an upbeat, market-tested lexicon. From Wordnik.com. [Mediscare] Reference
Are there two more painful words in the boomer-parent lexicon?. From Wordnik.com. [The Fine Art of Letting Go] Reference
The term "late bloomer" has been extinguished from our lexicon. From Wordnik.com. ['Vacation Almost Killed Me'] Reference
The word "reform" entered the North Korean lexicon in mid-2003. From Wordnik.com. [THE FIRST SIGNS OF LIFE] Reference
Baseball is full of slang, and each season brings a new lexicon. From Wordnik.com. [Buzzwords] Reference
Moreover, Bridget coined a new lexicon that young women embraced. From Wordnik.com. [The Return Of Bridget] Reference
At least for now, though, the word is part of the business lexicon. From Wordnik.com. [Frozen By Uncertainty] Reference
Petropopulism and agropopulism are part of the new political lexicon. From Wordnik.com. [The Return Of The Old Caudillo] Reference
He so dominated the field that his name entered the parental lexicon. From Wordnik.com. [The Little One Said 'Roll Over'] Reference
But today's linguistically lucid litigator may need another lexicon to impress. From Wordnik.com. [Shnook & Shnook] Reference
It seems now as if the terrible lexicon of the Nazi era has always been with us. From Wordnik.com. [Lessons Of Nuremberg] Reference
If the dispute winds up in court, it will be decided in the lexicon of fair use. From Wordnik.com. [They Want Their Mtv Back] Reference
Steel long before George Lucas's and then Steinbrenner's "evil empire" had entered the lexicon. From Wordnik.com. [The Bums Are Still a Rush] Reference
The records of journalists were similarly hacked (or, "pretexted," as the telecom lexicon goes). From Wordnik.com. [A Playbook for the HP Hearings] Reference
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