Word of the Day 9/5/13

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Lexicon (noun)
lex·i·con [lek-si-kon, -kuhn]

noun noun, plural lex·i·ca [lek-si-kuh], lex·i·cons.
1. a wordbook or dictionary, especially of Greek, Latin, or hebrew.
2. the vocabulary of a particular language, field, social class, person, etc.
3. inventory or record: unparalleled in the lexicon of human relations.
4. Linguistics.
a. the total inventory of morphemes in a given language.
b. the inventory of base morphemes plus their combinations with derivational morphemes.

Synonyms
1. glossary, thesaurus, gloss, concordance.

Origin: 1595–1605; < Medieval Latin < Medieval Greek, Greek lexikón, noun use of neuter of lexikós of words, equivalent to léx ( is ) speech, word (see lexis) + -ikos -ic

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Daily Count Challenge!

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Met my goal of 500 words with 1,018 and the start of a massive fic! Woo!

I'm passing the baton to witchyemerald! Good luck and happy writing!

Say What?

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Hi, I'm taking over quote duties from haldoor because I love volunteering for things that I'll forget. No, really I won't forget. I swear. Got the calendar marked for the next few months. Anyway on with today's quote.

"Don't try to out weird me. I've gotten stranger things than you in my breakfast cereal."

Go forth and create.