D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Lexicography

/(lĕks`ĭ*kŏg"rȧ*fy̆)/ · Lex·i·cog·ra·phy · IPA /ˌlɛksɪˈkɑɡɹəfi/
01 n. The art, process, or occupation of making a lexicon or dictionary; the principles which are applied in making dictionaries; as, with so man…
  1. 1.
    The art, process, or occupation of making a lexicon or dictionary; the principles which are applied in making dictionaries; as, with so many words lexicography can be interesting in parts but at length is rather tedious labor.