What does "lexicographese" mean?

Synonym of dictionaryese (“the style of language used in dictionary definitions”).

What is a synonym for "lexicographese"?

Common synonyms include: dictionaryese.

Lexicographese

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Noun

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Synonym of dictionaryese (“the style of language used in dictionary definitions”). uncountable
"In Jolly Wicked, Actually I have tried to avoid 'lexicographese', the technical formatting, abbreviations and stylised defining language favoured by dictionaries."

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dictionaryese

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"In Jolly Wicked, Actually I have tried to avoid 'lexicographese', the technical formatting, abbreviations and stylised defining language favoured by dictionaries."

Etymology

From lexicography + -ese.

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