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lexicology

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23
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26
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10
Pronunciation
/ˌlɛksɪˈkɒləd͡ʒi/ (UK)
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/ˌlɛksɪˈkɒləd͡ʒi/ (UK) · /ˌlɛksɪˈkɑləd͡ʒi/ (US)

Definition of lexicology

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)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.
    “The fifth is devoted to doctrine; the sixth and seventh to remarks on syntax and lexicology respectively.”
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noun

  1. (uncountable)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.
    “The fifth is devoted to doctrine; the sixth and seventh to remarks on syntax and lexicology respectively.”
  2. (countable)A specific theory concerning the lexicon.

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek λεξικός (lexikós, “of words”), from λέξις (léxis, “a saying, speech, word”), from λέγειν (légein, “to speak”). By surface analysis, lexico- + -logy.

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2-letter words

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