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collegiate dictionary vs lexicon

lexicon vs collegiate dictionary

collegiate dictionary and lexicon both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
collegiate dictionary Yes No No No
lexicon Yes No No No
As nouns, lexicon is a hypernym of collegiate dictionary; that is, lexicon is a word with a broader meaning than collegiate dictionary:
  • collegiate dictionary: an abridged dictionary of a size convenient to hold in the hand
  • lexicon: a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
Other hypernyms of collegiate dictionary include dictionary.
collegiate dictionary (noun) lexicon (noun)
an abridged dictionary of a size convenient to hold in the hand a language user's knowledge of words
a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
Difference between collegiate dictionary and lexicon

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