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lexicon vs gazetteer

gazetteer vs lexicon

lexicon and gazetteer both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lexicon Yes No No No
gazetteer Yes No No No
As nouns, gazetteer is a hyponym of lexicon; that is, gazetteer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lexicon:
  • lexicon: a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
  • gazetteer: a geographical dictionary (as at the back of an atlas)
lexicon (noun) gazetteer (noun)
a language user's knowledge of words a geographical dictionary (as at the back of an atlas)
a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them a journalist who writes for a gazette
Difference between lexicon and gazetteer

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