lexicography

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

LEXICOG'RAPHY, noun [Gr. a dictionary, and to write.] 1. The act of writing a lexicon or dictionary, or the art of composing dictionaries. 2. The composition or compilation of a dictionary.
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