LEXICOLOGY


Meaning of LEXICOLOGY in English

— lexicological /lek'si keuh loj"i keuhl/ , lexicologic , adj. — lexicologist , n.

/lek'si kol"euh jee/ , n.

the study of the formation, meaning, and use of words and of idiomatic combinations of words.

[ 1820-30; LEXIC(ON) + -O- + -LOGY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .