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The branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language
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lexicology
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1828, from lexico- + -logy .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context uncountable linguistics English) 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. 2 (context countable English) ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lexicology \Lex`i*col"o*gy\ (l[e^]ks`[i^]*k[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n. The science of the derivation and signification of words; that branch of learning which treats of the signification and application of words.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Lexicology is the part of linguistics which studies words . This may include their nature and function as symbols , their meaning , the relationship of their meaning to epistemology in general, and the rules of their composition from smaller elements ( ...