lexicographical
Sorted like dictionaries
Lexicographical means relating to the making of dictionaries or to the alphabetical ordering system dictionaries use.
In computing and mathematics, lexicographical order (also called lexicographic order) arranges items the way words appear in a dictionary—comparing character by character from left to right: The program sorted the names in lexicographical order.
Entry term in dictionaries
- entryAccess or submission
- definitionStatement of meaning
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- alphabeticalOrdered by letter sequence
spelling · variant · usage · part-of-speech · inflection · lexeme · homograph · polysemy
What something signifies
- definitionStatement of meaning
- sensePerception or judgment
- denotationWord's explicit dictionary meaning
- connotationImplied sense, not dictionary
polysemy · homonymy · synonymy · antonymy · ambiguity · vagueness · extension · reference
Starting point or source
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
- derivationSource or origin tracing
- cognateWord sharing etymological origin
- borrowingTemporary taking of another's
loanword · proto-language · etymon · philology · reconstruction · calque · neologism · coinage
Study of structural forms
- affixWord-part modifier
- prefixRoot-modifying front element
- suffixWord-ending addition
- inflectionWord form alteration
derivation · compound · root · stem · base · paradigm · declension · conjugation
headword
Entry term in dictionaries
- entryAccess or submission
- definitionStatement of meaning
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
alphabetical · spelling · variant · usage · part-of-speech · inflection · lexeme · homograph · polysemy · collocation
meaning
What something signifies
- definitionStatement of meaning
- sensePerception or judgment
- denotationWord's explicit dictionary meaning
connotation · polysemy · homonymy · synonymy · antonymy · ambiguity · vagueness · extension · reference · amelioration
origin
Starting point or source
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
- derivationSource or origin tracing
- cognateWord sharing etymological origin
borrowing · loanword · proto-language · etymon · philology · reconstruction · calque · neologism · coinage · archaism
morphology
Study of structural forms
inflection · derivation · compound · root · stem · base · paradigm · declension · conjugation · agreement
lexicographicalnumerical
Relating to figures
chronological · random · arbitrary · reverse · hierarchical
complexity, lexicon, perplexing, dyslexia, lexical, lexicography, lexicographer, lexis, lexicology