Alphabetical vs. Lexicon — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Alphabetical and Lexicon
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Definitions
Alphabetical
Arranged in the customary order of the letters of a language.
Lexicon
A lexicon is the vocabulary of a language or branch of knowledge (such as nautical or medical). In linguistics, a lexicon is a language's inventory of lexemes.
Alphabetical
Of, relating to, or expressed by an alphabet.
Lexicon
A dictionary.
Alphabetical
Pertaining to, furnished with, or expressed by letters of the alphabet.
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Lexicon
A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary
The lexicon of surrealist art.
Alphabetical
According to the sequence of the letters of the alphabet.
All names were placed into an alphabetical list.
Lexicon
The vocabulary of an individual person
“A few of the women tittered, whether in response to the fluctuating octaves of my voice or the awkwardness of my lexicon” (Elisabeth Brink).
Alphabetical
(obsolete) literal
Lexicon
(Linguistics) The morphemes of a language considered as a group.
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Alphabetical
Relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet;
Alphabetical writing system
Lexicon
The vocabulary of a language.
Alphabetical
Arranged in order according to the alphabet;
An alphabetic arrangement
Dictionaries list words in alphabetical order
Lexicon
A dictionary that includes or focuses on lexemes.
Lexicon
A dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic.
Lexicon
(programming) The lexicology of a programming language. (Usually called lexical structure.)
Lexicon
(rare) Any dictionary.
Lexicon
The vocabulary used by or known to an individual. (Also called lexical knowledge.)
Lexicon
A set of vocabulary specific to a certain subject.
The baseball lexicon
Lexicon
A list thereof.
A baseball lexicon
Lexicon
A vocabulary, or book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language or of a considerable number of them, with the definition of each; a dictionary; especially, a dictionary of the Greek, Hebrew, or Latin language.
Lexicon
A language user's knowledge of words
Lexicon
A reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them