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lexicology

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lex·i·col·o·gy  (lks-kl-j)
n.
The branch of linguistics that deals with the lexical component of language.
[lexico(n) + -logy.]
lexi·co·logi·cal (-k-lj-kl) adj.
lexi·co·logi·cal·ly adv.
lexi·colo·gist n.
lexicology
the study of the meanings of words and of idiomatic combinations. — lexicologist, n. — lexicologic, lexicological, adj.
See also: Linguistics
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Noun1.lexicology - the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language
philology, linguistics - the humanistic study of language and literature
onomastics - the branch of lexicology that studies the forms and origins of proper names
toponomy, toponymy - the branch of lexicology that studies the place names of a region or a language
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