Lexicology meaning
The study of the meanings and origins of words.
noun
(countable) A specific theory concerning the lexicon.
noun
The branch of linguistics that deals with the lexical component of language.
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Origin of lexicology
- lexico(n) –logy
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Ancient Greek λεξικός (lexikos, “of words"), from λÎξις (lexis, “a saying, speech, word"), from λÎγειν (legein, “to speak") + -logy
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