lexicology
Lexicology (noun) means 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.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λεξικός (lexikós, “of words”), from λέξις (léxis, “a saying, speech, word”), from λέγειν (légein, “to speak”). By surface analysis, lexico- + -logy.
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What is the meaning of lexicology?
"lexicology" (noun) means 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.
What are the different meanings of lexicology?
"lexicology" has 2 main meanings: 1. 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. A specific theory concerning the lexicon.