LEXICOLOGY


Meaning of LEXICOLOGY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌlek-sə-ˈkä-lə-jē ]

noun

Etymology: French lexicologie, from lexico- (from 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 -kō-ˈlä-ji-kəl, -kə-ˈlä- adjective

• lex·i·col·o·gist -jist noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.