A Topical Dictionary: Search for lex

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English

Proper noun

, a pet form of Alexander.

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Lex \Lex\ (l[e^]ks), n.; pl. Leges (l[=e]"j[=e]z). [L. See
Legal.]
Law; as, lex talionis, the law of retaliation; lex terr[ae],
the law of the land; lex fori, the law of the forum or court;
lex loci, the law of the place; lex mercatoria, the law or
custom of merchants.
[1913 Webster]

Moby Dictionary
act , bill , bylaw , canon , decree , dictate , dictation , edict ,
enactment , form , formality , formula , formulary , institution , jus ,
law , legislation , measure , ordinance , ordonnance , prescript ,
prescription , regulation , rubric , rule , ruling , standing order ,
statute

FOLDOC Lex

1. A lexical analyser generator for Unix and its
input language. There is a GNU version called flex and a
version written in, and outputting, SML/NJ called ML-lex.
A version, by David Poole at Montana has been retargeted to
Turbo Pascal, (ftp://iecc.com/pub/file/lyprg.zip).

["Lex - A Lexical Analyzer Generator", M.E. Lesk, CS TR 39,
Bell Labs, Oct 1975].

2. The lexical specification
language for COPS.

["Metalanguages of the Compiler Production System COPS",
J. Borowiec, in GI Fachgesprach "Compiler-Compiler", ed
W. Henhapl, Tech Hochs Darmstadt 1978, pp.122-159].

(2000-11-15)

LEX. The law. A law for the government of mankind in society. Among the ancient Romans, this word was frequently used as synonymous with right, jus. When put absolutely, lex meant the Law of the Twelve Tables.