Lexicon

Lexicon refers to the vocabulary of a language, a group of people or the vocabulary of a subject. In some cases lexicon is similar to jargon.

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Word of the Day: Lexicon

To keep an eye on Europe and to understand what’s going on, we need to learn a new lexicon.


Lexicon refers to the vocabulary of a language, a group of people or the vocabulary of a subject.


If we are going to discuss Great Britain leaving the European Union, we need to learn the vocabulary of that subject.

A new lexicon or vocabulary is developing on a daily basis as the subject of Great Britain’s departure from the EU is discussed.

Even native speakers need to familiarize themselves with this new Brexit lexicon.


This post is understandable by someone with at least a 9th-grade education (age 15).  

On the Flesch-Kincaid reading-ease test, this post scores 51.  

The easier a passage is to read, the higher the score on a scale of 0 – 100.



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