Lexikon

• Lexicon (archaic)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek λεξικόν (lexikón, “dictionary”), from λεξικός (lexikós)

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛksikɔn/

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Lexikon n (strong, genitive Lexikons, plural Lexika or Lexiken or (nonstandard, rather rare) Lexikons or Lexikas)

1. reference book (a book, usually alphabetically ordered, in which definitions and facts can be looked up, such as an encyclopaedia, dictionary, etc.)

   Synonyms: Nachschlagewerk, schlaues Buch (informal)

2. lexicon (the vocabulary of a language, field, or individual person)

• The plural forms Lexikons and Lexikas are sometimes found, but are nonstandard and rather rare.
• The use of this word for a dictionary specifically, as in ein französisch-deutsches Lexikon (“a French-German dictionary”), is considered dated by some authorities including Duden. However, the inclusion of dictionaries in the broader term Lexikon is still current.

• Reallexikon
• Sachlexikon
• Sprachlexikon

• Enzyklopädie
• Wörterbuch

• “Lexikon” in Duden online
• “Lexikon” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache