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  1. noun The process or work of writing, editing, or compiling a dictionary.

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  • I mean, lexicography is not rocket science. —  Erin McKean redefines the dictionary
  • So again, lexicography is not rocket science. —  Erin McKean redefines the dictionary
  • Discovering useful words for useful things is always an intriguing aspect of lexicography, as Ian Brookes recently mused on in this blog.
  • Please remember that lexicography is a slow process, sometimes requiring dozens of years of paperwork.
  • After last year's "w00t," I was beginning to lose faith in humanity, lexicography, and spelling.
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. lexico(n) + -graphy.

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  1. = French lexicographie = Spanish lexicografía = Portuguese lexicographia = Italian lessicografia, from New Latin lexicographia, from Middle Greek as if *λεξικογραφία, from λεξικογράφος, one who writes a lexicon: see lexicographer.
 

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/lɛksɪˈkɑgrəfi/
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