Lexicon vs Thesaurus - What's the difference?
lexicon | thesaurus |
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.
A publication, usually in the form of a book, that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms) for the words of a given language.
(archaic) A dictionary or encyclopedia.
(information science) A hierarchy of subject headings—canonic titles of themes and topics, the titles serving as search keys.
As nouns the difference between lexicon and thesaurus
is that lexicon is the vocabulary of a language while thesaurus is thesaurus.lexicon
English
Noun
(wikipedia lexicon) (en-noun)- a baseball lexicon
Synonyms
* (l)External links
* * English nouns with irregular plurals ----thesaurus
English
(wikipedia thesaurus)Noun
(en-noun)- "Roget" is the leading brand name for a print English thesaurus'' that lists words under general concepts rather than just close synonyms.