the study of the meanings and origins of words
Origin of lexicology
from Classical Greek lexikon, lexicon + -logylexicology
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lexicology
noun
The branch of linguistics that deals with the lexical component of language.
Origin of lexicology
lexico(n) -logyRelated Forms:
- lex′i·co·log′i·cal
adjective
- lex′i·co·log′i·cal·ly
adverb
- lex′i·col′o·gist
noun
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Noun
(countable and uncountable, plural lexicologies)
Origin
From Ancient Greek λεξικός (lexikos, “of words"), from λÎξις (lexis, “a saying, speech, word"), from λÎγειν (legein, “to speak") + -logy
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