lexicographical

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Etymology

From lexicographic +‎ -al.

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lexicographical (comparative more lexicographical, superlative most lexicographical)

  1. Relating to lexicography.
    • 2012, James Lambert, “Beyond Hobson-Jobson: A new lexicography for Indian English”, in World Englishes, page 301:
      More importantly, there is an untold multitude of Indian English terms that have never been given lexicographical treatment in any dictionary.
  2. Meeting lexicographical standards or requirements; worthy of being included in a dictionary.
  3. (chiefly computing) Relating to alphabetical order or a generalization thereof.
    Synonym: lexical

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