LEXICOLOGY

lexicology

(noun) the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lexicology (countable and uncountable, plural lexicologies)

(uncountable, linguistics) The part of linguistics that studies words, their nature and meaning, words' elements, relations between words including semantic relations, words groups and the whole lexicon.

(countable) A specific theory concerning the lexicon.

Source: Wiktionary


Lex`i*col"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy: cf. F. lexicologie.]

Definition: The science of the derivation and signification of words; that branch of learning which treats of the signification and application of words.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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