- lex|ig|ra|phy
- lex|ig|ra|phy «lehk SIHG ruh fee», noun.a system of writing, such as the Chinese, in which each character represents a word.
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lex — lex·i·cal; lex·i·cog·ra·pher; lex·i·co·graph·ic; lex·i·cog·ra·phist; lex·i·cog·ra·phy; lex·i·co·log·i·cal; lex·i·col·o·gist; lex·i·col·o·gy; lex·i·con; lex·i·con·ize; lex·i·co·statistic; lex·i·co·statistics; lex·i·graph·ic; lex·ig·ra·phy;… … English syllables
lex|i|cog|ra|phy — «LEHK suh KOG ruh fee», noun. the writing or making of dictionaries … Useful english dictionary
phy|to|a|lex|in — «FY toh uh LEHK sihn», noun. any substance produced by a plant to counteract disease. ╂[< phyto + alexin] … Useful english dictionary
lexigraphy — lex·ig·ra·phy … English syllables
Lexigraphy — Lex*ig ra*phy (l[e^]ks*[i^]g r[.a]*f[y^]), n. [Gr. le xis word + graphy: cf. F. lexigraphie.] The art or practice of defining words; definition of words. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ig — ig·loo; ig·na·tia; ig·na·tius; ig·ne·ous; ig·ne·ri; ig·nes·cent; ig·nis; ig·nit·abil·i·ty; ig·nit·able; ig·nit·er; ig·ni·tion; ig·ni·tron; ig·no·bil·i·ty; ig·no·ble; ig·no·ble·ness; ig·no·bly; ig·no·min·i·ous; ig·no·min·i·ous·ly;… … English syllables
Physik — Phy|sik [fy zi:k], die; : Wissenschaft, die die Gesetze der Natur erforscht: sie lehrt, studiert Physik an der Universität. * * * Phy|sik 〈f. 20; unz.〉 Lehre von den unbelebten Dingen der Natur, ihrem Aufbau u. ihrer Bewegung sowie von den… … Universal-Lexikon
lexicography — lex•i•cog•ra•phy [[t]ˌlɛk sɪˈkɒg rə fi[/t]] n. 1) the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries 2) cvb the principles and procedures involved in writing, editing, or compiling dictionaries • Etymology: 1670–80 lex i•co•graph′ic kəˈgræf ɪk… … From formal English to slang
Physiologus — Phy|sio|lo|gus, der; : im Mittelalter weitverbreitetes Buch, in dem Tiere, Pflanzen u. Steine christlich typologisch gedeutet werden. * * * Physiologus [lateinisch, griechisch »Naturforscher«], griechisch Physiolọgos, Titel eines in… … Universal-Lexikon
lexicography — lex|i|cog|ra|phy [ ,leksı kagrəfi ] noun uncount the job of writing a dictionary ╾ lex|i|cog|ra|pher noun count … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
