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Noun [English]

IPA: /lɛks/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lex.wav Forms: lexes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛks Etymology: From lexical analysis, from lexical. Head templates: {{en-noun}} lex (plural lexes)
  1. (linguistics) A specific inflected form of a word; compare lexeme. Categories (topical): Linguistics Related terms: de minimis non curat lex, lex dubia non obligat, lex lata, lex talionis
    Sense id: en-lex-en-noun-nB3WT-mM Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Verb [English]

IPA: /lɛks/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lex.wav Forms: lexes [present, singular, third-person], lexing [participle, present], lexed [participle, past], lexed [past]
Rhymes: -ɛks Etymology: From lexical analysis, from lexical. Head templates: {{en-verb}} lex (third-person singular simple present lexes, present participle lexing, simple past and past participle lexed)
  1. (computing) To perform lexical analysis; to convert a character stream to a token stream as a preliminary to parsing. Categories (topical): Computing Derived forms: lexer
    Sense id: en-lex-en-verb-RSQlDPJL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 17 60 5 4 5 4 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 70 3 2 3 3 4 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Noun [Latin]

IPA: /leːks/ [Classical-Latin], [ɫ̪eːks̠] [Classical-Latin], /leks/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [lɛks] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *lēks. The usual etymology derives the term from Proto-Indo-European *lēǵ-s, a root nomen actionis from *leǵ- (“to gather”), whence also legō. Palmer (1906) proposes an alternative origin in Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-s, root nomen actionis from *legʰ- (“to lie, to be in resting position”). Compare with the semantics of English law from this root. This alternative etymology is endorsed by Fortson. Etymology templates: {{inh|la|itc-pro|*lēks}} Proto-Italic *lēks, {{inh|la|ine-pro||*lēǵ-s}} Proto-Indo-European *lēǵ-s, {{inh|la|ine-pro|*legʰ-s}} Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-s Head templates: {{la-noun|lēx/lēg<3>|g=f}} lēx f (genitive lēgis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|lēx/lēg<3>}} Forms: lēx [canonical, feminine], lēgis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], lēx [nominative, singular], lēgēs [nominative, plural], lēgis [genitive, singular], lēgum [genitive, plural], lēgī [dative, singular], lēgibus [dative, plural], lēgem [accusative, singular], lēgēs [accusative, plural], lēge [ablative, singular], lēgibus [ablative, plural], lēx [singular, vocative], lēgēs [plural, vocative]
  1. a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-lex-la-noun-Z5Tuybh8 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 28 11 25 10 26 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 24 16 22 17 20
  2. (figurative) a bill which has become a law, a law, a statute Tags: declension-3, figuratively
    Sense id: en-lex-la-noun-lDYBL~Kc Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 28 11 25 10 26 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 24 16 22 17 20
  3. (figurative) a precept, regulation, principle, rule, mode, manner Tags: declension-3, figuratively
    Sense id: en-lex-la-noun-E1DwbNp3 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 28 11 25 10 26 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 24 16 22 17 20
  4. (figurative) a contract, agreement, covenant Tags: declension-3, figuratively
    Sense id: en-lex-la-noun-jsMizBJD Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 28 11 25 10 26 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 24 16 22 17 20
  5. (figurative) a condition, stipulation, terms Tags: declension-3, figuratively
    Sense id: en-lex-la-noun-40NHUu4n Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 28 11 25 10 26 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 24 16 22 17 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: dēcrētum, ēdictum, fās, iūs, scītum
Derived forms: dura lex, sed lex, exlex, lēgālis, lēgifer, lēgirupa, lēgisdoctor, lēgislātiō, lēgislātor, lēgisperītus, lēgitimus, lēgō, lēgulēius, lēgumlātor, lex monētae, lex rēgia, Lēx Viāria, mos prō lēge, prīvilēgium

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} lex
  1. Alternative form of lax (“salmon”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: lax (extra: salmon)

Noun [Swedish]

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin lex (“law”), attested since 1842. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sv|la|lex||law}} Borrowed from Latin lex (“law”) Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=c|g2=|head=|sort=}} lex c, {{sv-noun|c}} lex c
  1. (law) Used before a given name to form names, often informal, for certain laws. Tags: common-gender Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-lex-sv-noun-DG4QaQJY Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header Topics: law Derived forms: lex Bobby, lex Bratt, lex generalis, lex Hildebrand, lex Hinke, lex Kockum, lex Maja, lex Maria, lex rei sitae, lex Sarah, lex specialis, lex Thyrén, lex Uggla, lex Åberg

Symbol [Translingual]

Head templates: {{head|mul|symbol|||or||or||or||cat2=|f1lang=en|f1nolink=|f2lang=en|f2nolink=|f3lang=en|f3nolink=|f4lang=en|f4nolink=|head=|head2=|head3=|head4=|nolinkhead=|sc=Latn|sort=}} lex, {{mul-symbol}} lex
  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Luang.

Noun [Wolof]

Audio: Wo-lex.ogg Forms: form lex bi [definite]
Head templates: {{head|wo|noun|definite form|lex bi|f1request=1|head=}} lex (definite form lex bi), {{wo-noun|bi}} lex (definite form lex bi)
  1. cheek (part of the face) Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-lex-wo-noun-YsOQsWuB Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Wolof entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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      "word": "de minimis non curat lex"
    },
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      "word": "lex dubia non obligat"
    },
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      "word": "lex lata"
    },
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      "word": "lex talionis"
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        "en:Linguistics"
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          "linguistics",
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      "ipa": "/lɛks/",
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      "rhymes": "-ɛks"
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    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    {
      "word": "dura lex, sed lex"
    },
    {
      "word": "exlex"
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    {
      "word": "lēgālis"
    },
    {
      "word": "lēgifer"
    },
    {
      "word": "lēgirupa"
    },
    {
      "word": "lēgisdoctor"
    },
    {
      "word": "lēgislātiō"
    },
    {
      "word": "lēgislātor"
    },
    {
      "word": "lēgisperītus"
    },
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      "word": "lēgitimus"
    },
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      "word": "lēgō"
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      "word": "lēgulēius"
    },
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      "word": "lēgumlātor"
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      "word": "lex monētae"
    },
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      "word": "lex rēgia"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lēx Viāria"
    },
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      "word": "mos prō lēge"
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    {
      "word": "prīvilēgium"
    }
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          "expansion": "→? Albanian: ligj",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→? Albanian: ligj"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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          },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
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      "depth": 1,
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          },
          "expansion": "Galician: lei",
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      "depth": 1,
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          "expansion": "→ German: lege artis",
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      "depth": 1,
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      "depth": 1,
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      "depth": 1,
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      "depth": 1,
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      "depth": 1,
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      "depth": 2,
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      "depth": 2,
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      "depth": 1,
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      "word": "fās"
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      "glosses": [
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      "ipa": "/leːks/",
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      "word": "lex Hildebrand"
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      "word": "lex Kockum"
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      "word": "lex Maja"
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      "word": "lex Maria"
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      "word": "lex rei sitae"
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      "word": "lex Sarah"
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      "word": "lex specialis"
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        "head3": "",
        "head4": "",
        "nolinkhead": "",
        "sc": "Latn",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "lex",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "lex",
      "name": "mul-symbol"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Translingual",
  "lang_code": "mul",
  "pos": "symbol",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "ISO 639-3",
        "Pages with 6 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Translingual entries with incorrect language header",
        "Translingual lemmas",
        "Translingual symbols",
        "Translingual terms with redundant script codes"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ISO 639-3 language code for Luang."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "language code",
          "language code"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "international standards",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Luang."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lex"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "form lex bi",
      "tags": [
        "definite"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wo",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "definite form",
        "4": "lex bi",
        "f1request": "1",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "lex (definite form lex bi)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bi"
      },
      "expansion": "lex (definite form lex bi)",
      "name": "wo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Wolof",
  "lang_code": "wo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 6 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Wolof entries with incorrect language header",
        "Wolof lemmas",
        "Wolof nouns",
        "wo:Anatomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cheek (part of the face)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cheek",
          "cheek"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Wo-lex.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f6/Wo-lex.ogg/Wo-lex.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Wo-lex.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lex"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-01-25 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-20 using wiktextract (c15a5ce and 5c11237). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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