Lexicon and Reference

Lexicon

Lexicon noun - A reference book giving information about the meanings, pronunciations, uses, and origins of words listed in alphabetical order.

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Reference and lexicon are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reference" instead a noun "Lexicon".

Nearby Word: lexical

Reference noun - Something mentioned in a text as providing related and especially supporting information.

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Lexicon and reference are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lexicon" instead a noun "Reference".

Job also makes reference to something called a Behemoth, which has similarly entered the lexicon as a catch-all term for "crazy-great-big-thing".

Source: Kraken and Leviathan
The fact that the word is now part of the popular English lexicon, and that most people who've said it aren't even aware that it's a Superman reference, is just a testament to the comics' ubiquity.

Source: Seinfeld Is Unfunny / Comic Books
In The Ringworld Throne, Niven calls some tasty rabbit-like critters "smeerps", as a reference to the Trope Namer, the Turkey City Lexicon.

Source: Call a Rabbit a "Smeerp"

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Reference and Lexicon. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lexicon/reference

Lexicon & Reference. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lexicon/reference>.

Reference or Lexicon. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lexicon/reference.

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