lexicographese

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noun

Synonym of dictionaryese (“the style of language used in dictionary definitions”).

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dictionaryese
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Meanings

nounlexicographese (uncountable)
  1. uncountableSynonym of dictionaryese (“the style of language used in dictionary definitions”).

    In Jolly Wicked, Actually I have tried to avoid 'lexicographese', the technical formatting, abbreviations and stylised defining language favoured by dictionaries.

    2009, Tony Thorne, Jolly Wicked, Actually: The 100 Words That Make Us English, London: Little, Brown, →ISBN, page 10

    Synonyms: dictionaryese

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of dictionaryese (“the style of language used in dictionary definitions”).

Similar
dictionaryese
Also see
dictionaryese

Origin

From lexicography + -ese.

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Cite this entry
APA

lexicographese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lexicographese

MLA

“lexicographese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lexicographese. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lexicographese,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lexicographese.

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