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lexicology

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CIDE DICTIONARY

lexicologyn. [Gr. lexiko`n lexicon + -logy: cf. F. lexicologie.].
     The science of the derivation and signification of words; that branch of learning which treats of the signification and application of words.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

lexicology, n. the study of the form, history, and meaning of words.

Derivative
lexicological adj. lexicologically adv. lexicologist n.

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lexicology

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