n.
Pronunciation: ˌ lek-s ə - ' kä-l ə -j ē
Function: noun
Etymology: French lexicologie, from lexico- (fr. Late Greek lexiko-, from lexikon ) + -logie -logy
Date: circa 1828
: a branch of linguistics concerned with the signification and application of words
– lex · i · co · log · i · cal \ -k ō - ' lä-ji-k ə l, -k ə - ' lä- \ adjective
– lex · i · col · o · gist \ -jist \ noun