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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Law.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An abbreviation of
lexicon . - noun In numismatics, the money standard fixed by imperial or other constituted authority.
- noun Law: used in various phrases.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Law
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- verb computing To perform
lexical analysis ; toconvert acharacter stream to atoken stream as a preliminary toparsing .
Etymologies
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"Codex Theodosianus", probably because they were written on parchment sheets bound together in book form, the title lex was given to collections of Roman Law made by order of the barbarian kings for such of their subjects as followed that legislation.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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The etymology of the Latin word lex is a subject of controversy.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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Apr 30th, 2010 at 10: 34 am skipper: aside from the stated priorities of the website i am inclined to comment on curry hill – while not an expert on indian food, i have curry hill pretty well canvased. bahti on the nw corner of 27th & lex is my favorite of the dine-in set.
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The lex is still my choice to go to for my twilight fix because I can trust the website.
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I agree - lex is stupid idea. marz lex luther? that fool doesnt even have a power. what's he gona do ... rich someone to death?
Full Character Line-Up Revealed For Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe | /Film 2008
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Etymologically I think lex is right with the first one.
“In the Tank” 2008
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This can be summed up by the phrase lex orandi, lex credendi, which can be translated freely as meaning that the manner in which the Church worships, lex orandi, must reflect what the Church believes, lex credendi.
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u do have a lot to celebrate and to be proud of! the lex is just amazing!
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"legal" and "legitimate" come from the Latin word "lex" meaning "law"; meaning, in turn, that in diplomacy as in the world through the looking glass, it is an advantage to be able to believe in two contradictory points of view at the same time.
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The word lex followed by a personal name in the feminine gender (Lex
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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