"Lex" meaning in English

See Lex in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /lɛks/ Forms: Lexes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛks Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Lex (countable and uncountable, plural Lexes)
  1. (informal) Clipping of Lexington Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable Alternative form of: Lexington
    Sense id: en-Lex-en-name-S67viWWX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 40 9 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 39 10 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 36 14 32
  2. (informal, automotive) Diminutive of Lexus Tags: countable, diminutive, form-of, informal, uncountable Form of: Lexus
    Sense id: en-Lex-en-name-IcapSDz6 Categories (other): Automotive, Nicknames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 40 9 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 39 10 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 36 14 32 Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
  3. A unisex given name
    A diminutive of the male given name Alexander
    Tags: countable, uncountable Coordinate_terms: Alex, Xander, Zander
    Sense id: en-Lex-en-name-Yu9kPeI8 Categories (other): English diminutives of male given names, English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 39 10 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 36 14 32
  4. A unisex given name
    A diminutive of the female given names Alexandra, Alexia, and Alexis
    Tags: countable, uncountable Coordinate_terms: Alex, Lexie
    Sense id: en-Lex-en-name-xGz~JIbN Categories (other): English diminutives of female given names, English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 40 9 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 39 10 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 36 14 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Clex, Clexana, Lady Lex, Lexana
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