‖n.; pl. Leges [ L. See Legal. ] Law; as, lex talionis, the law of retaliation; lex terræ, the law of the land; lex fori, the law of the forum or court; lex loci, the law of the place; lex mercatoria, the law or custom of merchants. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to a lexicon, to lexicography, or words; according or conforming to a lexicon. -- Lex"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

v. t. 1. To make into a word, coin into a word; as, The concept expressed by German "Gemuetlichkeit" is not lexicalized in English. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. To increase the importance of, or emphasis on, words as opposed to other parts of a theory or program; -- said of grammatical theories and computer programs, especially programs for understanding language; as, lexicalized tree-adjoining grammar. [ PJC ]

n. [ Gr. lexikogra`fos; lexiko`n dictionary + gra`fein to write: cf. F. lexicographe. See Lexicon. ] The author or compiler of a lexicon or dictionary. [ 1913 Webster ]

Every other author may aspire to praise; the lexicographer can only hope to escape reproach; and even this negative recompense has been yet granted to very few. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. F. lexicographique. ] Of or pertaining to, or according to, lexicography. -- Lex`i*co*graph"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. A lexicographer. [ R. ] Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. lexicographie. ] The art, process, or occupation of making a lexicon or dictionary; the principles which are applied in making dictionaries; as, with so many words lexicography can be interesting in parts but at length is rather tedious labor. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. One versed in lexicology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. lexiko`n lexicon + -logy: cf. F. lexicologie. ] The science of the derivation and signification of words; that branch of learning which treats of the signification and application of words. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. lexiko`n (sc. bibli`on), neut. of lexiko`s of or belonging to words, fr. le`xis a speaking, speech, a way of speaking, a single word or phrase, fr. le`gein to say, to speak. See Legend. ] A vocabulary, or book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language or of a considerable number of them, with the definition of each; a dictionary; especially, a dictionary of the Greek, Hebrew, or Latin language. [ 1913 Webster ]