Lexicon vs Terminology - What's the difference?
lexicon | terminology |
The vocabulary of a language.
(linguistics) A dictionary that includes or focuses on lexemes.
A dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic.
(programming) The lexicology of a programming language. (Usually called lexical structure.)
(rare) Any dictionary.
The vocabulary used by or known to an individual. (Also called lexical knowledge)
A vocabulary specific to a certain subject.
The doctrine of terms; a theory of terms or appellations; a treatise on terms, a system of specialized terms.
The set of terms actually used in any business, art, science, or the like; nomenclature; technical terms; as, the terminology of chemistry.
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As nouns the difference between lexicon and terminology
is that lexicon is the vocabulary of a language while terminology is the doctrine of terms; a theory of terms or appellations; a treatise on terms, a system of specialized terms.lexicon
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Noun
(wikipedia lexicon) (en-noun)- a baseball lexicon
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Noun
(terminologies)Welcome to the plastisphere, passage=[The researchers] noticed many of their pieces of [plastic marine] debris sported surface pits around two microns across.