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lexicon

noun as in collection of word meanings, usage

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Toné! its first Grammy nomination and cement the group’s place in the modern R&B lexicon.

The term “tailgating” wasn’t in the English lexicon at the time, but football fans nationwide were certainly partaking in its festivities.

From Salon

The safe bet is still that the Trump who speaks in the Capitol will be the familiar, divisive Old Trump — the man history will remember for putting “American carnage” and “vermin” in our political lexicon.

Most celebrate “Twin Peaks,” his lasting contribution to TV, alongside his name’s installment in the lexicon of the moving image with the word Lynchian.

From Salon

“Disinhibition” is a word that has recently migrated from the lexicon of psychology into that of American politics.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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