lexicology
lexicology · lexicologies
лексикология
Lexikologie
The part of linguistics that studies words, their nature and meaning, words' elements,…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.
UK/ˌlɛksɪˈkɒləd͡ʒi/US/ˌlɛksɪˈkɑləd͡ʒi/
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)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.
Lexikologie
лексиколо́гияleksikológija
(countable)A specific theory concerning the lexicon.
More definitions
- the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language
Translations
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Origin
From Ancient Greek λεξικός (lexikós, “of words”), from λέξις (léxis, “a saying, speech, woFrom 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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Forms
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Word family
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