Lexicon
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A lexicon (LEK-sih-kon) — from the Greek for “speech” or “word” — is the vocabulary used by a particular language, profession, social class, or individual.
Example (as used by Rich Schefren today): “There is something about the [Starbucks] lexicon that makes us feel like we are members of a club. (With club locations seemingly on every street corner.)”
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