See Also: lexico-(dictionary)
Fraction(medicine)
fraction(dictionary)
fraction(encyclopedia)
fraction(dictionary)
FRACTION(law)
filtration fraction(medicine)
vulgar fraction(dictionary)
proper fraction(dictionary)
improper fraction(dictionary)

lexico- (iou) and fraction (oh)


lexico- (iou)



lexico- combining form. M20.
[Greek lexiko-, from lexikos: see LEXICON, -O-.]
Linguistics. Forming compounds with the sense 'partly lexical and partly ', as in lexico-grammatical, lexico-statistic adjectives

fraction (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Late Latin; Origin: fractio, from Latin fractus, past participle of frangere 'to break']
a very small amount of something
fraction of
::I got these shoes at a fraction of the original price.
::She paused for a fraction of a second.
a part of a whole number in mathematics, such as ? or ?