Meanings
comparative more lexicographic · superlative most lexicographic
- Like a dictionary, relating to lexicography (the writing of a dictionary).
A major lexicographic enterprise is the Atlas Lingüístico Guaraní-Románico, conducted at the universities of Kiel and Münster in Germany (Dietrich and Symeonidis 2009).
2012, De Gruyter Mouton, The Indigenous Languages of South America, archived from the original on 14 Jan 2026, page 28Synonyms: lexicographical · Antonyms: nonlexicographic, nonlexicographical
- computingRelating to alphabetical order or a generalization thereof.
Synonyms: lexical, lexicographical
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveLike a dictionary, relating to lexicography (the writing of a dictionary).
adjectiveRelating to alphabetical order or a generalization thereof.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveof or relating to lexicography
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*léǵ-e-ti
- Proto-Hellenic*légō
- Ancient Greekλέγω (légō)
- Ancient Greekλέξῐς (léxĭs)
- Ancient Greekλεξῐκός (lexĭkós)
- Englishlexico-
- Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
- Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
- Ancient Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
- Englishlexicography
- Englishlexicographic
From lexicography + -ic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bengali আভিধানিক
- আভিধানিক (abhidhanik)like a dictionary, relating to lexicography
Catalan lexicogràfic
- lexicogràficlike a dictionary, relating to lexicography
Czech slovníkářský, lexikografický
- slovníkářskýlike a dictionary, relating to lexicography
- lexikografickýlike a dictionary, relating to lexicography
Danish leksikografisk
- leksikografisklike a dictionary, relating to lexicography
Dutch lexicografisch
- lexicografischlike a dictionary, relating to lexicography
Finnish leksikografinen
- leksikografinenlike a dictionary, relating to lexicography
French lexicographique
- lexicographiquelike a dictionary, relating to lexicography
German lexikografisch
- lexikografischlike a dictionary, relating to lexicography
Hungarian lexikográfiai
- lexikográfiailike a dictionary, relating to lexicography
Italian lessicografico
- lessicograficolike a dictionary, relating to lexicography
Latvian leksikogrāfisks
- leksikogrāfiskslike a dictionary, relating to lexicography
Polish leksykograficzny
- leksykograficznylike a dictionary, relating to lexicography
Portuguese lexicográfico
- lexicográficolike a dictionary, relating to lexicography
Russian лексикографи́ческий, слова́рный
- лексикографи́ческий (leksikografíčeskij)like a dictionary, relating to lexicography
- слова́рный (slovárnyj)like a dictionary, relating to lexicography
Spanish lexicográfico
- lexicográficolike a dictionary, relating to lexicography
Swedish lexikografisk
- lexikografisklike a dictionary, relating to lexicography
Ukrainian лексикографі́чний
- лексикографі́чний (leksykohrafíčnyj)like a dictionary, relating to lexicography
Cite this entry
lexicographic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lexicographic
“lexicographic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lexicographic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lexicographic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lexicographic.
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