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/ˈlɛksɪkəl/ adjective · British & US
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What does lexical mean?

adjective

Relating to words and their meanings; concerned with the study of words and their relationships. In linguistics, the study of words and their meanings is called lexicology.

Example

"The lexical analysis of the text revealed a complex network of related words."

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