What does lexique in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word lexique in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use lexique in French.

The word lexique in French means vocabulary, glossary, lexicon, glossary, lexicon, pocket dictionary. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word lexique

vocabulary

nom masculin (mots d'une langue) (words)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La langue d'une communauté se compose du lexique et de la grammaire.
A community's language is made up of vocabulary and grammar.

glossary, lexicon

nom masculin (dictionnaire bref et spécialisé) (dictionary)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les termes spécifiques sont regroupés dans le lexique en fin d'ouvrage.
Specialist terms are listed in the lexicon at the end of the book.

glossary, lexicon

nom masculin (liste alphabétique) (list)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Vous trouverez ce mot dans le lexique en fin d'ouvrage.
You will find this word in the book's glossary.

pocket dictionary

nom masculin (bref dictionnaire bilingue)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lorsque je voyage j'emporte toujours un petit lexique.
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. She took a Russian phrase book on her trip to Moscow.

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