Meanings
comparative more lexicographical · superlative most lexicographical
- Relating to lexicography.
More importantly, there is an untold multitude of Indian English terms that have never been given lexicographical treatment in any dictionary.
2012, James Lambert, “Beyond Hobson-Jobson: A new lexicography for Indian English”, in World Englishes, page 301 - Meeting lexicographical standards or requirements; worthy of being included in a dictionary.
Synonyms & antonyms
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
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishlexicographical
From lexicographic + -al.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
lexicographical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lexicographical
“lexicographical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lexicographical. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lexicographical,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lexicographical.
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