Lexicology

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  • noun. The branch of linguistics that deals with the lexical component of language.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The science of words; that branch of learning which treats of the forms, derivation, signification, and relations of words.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The science of the derivation and signification of words; that branch of learning which treats of the signification and application of words.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. (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.
  • noun. A specific theory concerning the lexicon.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language
    • Word Usage
    "Packers lexicology -- using your best Pittsburgh/Wisconsin accents."
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