lexicographical

/,leksikou'græfikəl/
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Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Of or relating to lexicography: Pertaining to the art, craft, process, or profession of writing, editing, or compiling dictionaries.
Usage
  • The adjective "lexicographical" is used to describe anything connected with the principles, practices, or output of dictionary-making.
  • It often modifies nouns like , , , , , , and .
Examples
  • The entries are sorted in strict lexicographical order (i.e., alphabetical order as found in a dictionary).
  • Her research has made a significant contribution to lexicographical theory.
  • This is a major lexicographical undertaking that will take years to complete.
  • The differences between the two editions are not just editorial but lexicographical in nature.
Advanced Usage
  • Lexicographical order: A generalized alphabetical ordering used in computing and mathematics, where sequences (like strings of characters) are ordered based on the alphabetical order of their components.
    • In many programming languages, sorting a list of strings uses lexicographical order by default.
  • Lexicographical information: Data specifically gathered or structured for use in a dictionary.
    • The corpus provides the raw lexicographical information needed to identify new word senses.
Variants and Related Words
  • Lexicography (n): The art and science of dictionary-making.
    • He is a professor specializing in lexicography.
  • Lexicographer (n): A person who writes, edits, or compiles dictionaries.
    • Samuel Johnson was a famous English lexicographer.
  • Lexicographic (adj): A less common variant, synonymous with "lexicographical."
Synonyms
  • Dictionary-related: Pertaining to dictionaries.
  • Glossographical: Relating to the writing of glosses or commentaries (a more specialized, near-synonym).
Notes on Meaning
  • The term is highly specific to the field of dictionary creation and study. It does not generally describe the content a dictionary (which is lexical or linguistic) but rather the methodology, process, or product of creating the dictionary itself.
  • In computer science, "lexicographical" extends beyond human-language dictionaries to describe any ordering based on a defined sequence of symbols, analogous to alphabetical order.
Adjective
  1. of or relating to lexicography

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