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- [leks]
- /lɛks/
- /ˈleks/
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- [leks]
- /lɛks/
Definitions of lex word
- abbreviation LEX law1 . 1
- noun lex (computing) To perform lexical analysis; to convert a character stream to a token stream as a preliminary to parsing. 1
- noun Technical meaning of lex 1. (tool) A lexical analyser generator for Unix and its input language. There is a GNU version called flex and a version written in, and outputting, SML/NJ called ML-lex. A version, by David Poole at Montana has been retargeted to Turbo Pascal, ftp://iecc.com/pub/file/lyprg.zip. 2. (language, specification) The lexical specification language for COPS. 1
- noun lex a system or body of laws 0
- noun lex a particular specified law 0
- abbreviation LEX law 0
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Origin of lex
First appearance:
before 1490 One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1490-1500, lex is from the Latin word lēx
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Lex
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lex popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lex usage trend in Literature
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