Dictionary

lexicology en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌlɛksɪˈkɒləd͡ʒi/ (UK)
• /ˌlɛksɪˈkɑləd͡ʒi/ (US)
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Etymology

From Ancient Greek λεξικός (lexikós, “of words”), from λέξις (léxis, “a saying, speech, word”), from λέγειν (légein, “to speak”). By surface analysis, lexico- + -logy.

Meanings

1. (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.
   • The fifth is devoted to doctrine; the sixth and seventh to remarks on syntax and lexicology respectively. 1949, Journal of Theological Studies:
2. (countable) A specific theory concerning the lexicon.

Forms

Deriveds

computational lexicology · lexicologically · lexicologist · lexicological

Relateds

lexicon · semantics · lexical · lexicography

Translations (36)

sw leksikolojia (linguistic discipline) · hy բառաքննություն (linguistic discipline) · ga foclóireolaíocht (linguistic discipline) · sl besedoslovje (linguistic discipline) · ro lexicologie (linguistic discipline) · fr lexicologie (linguistic discipline) · kk лексикология (linguistic discipline) · be лексікало́гія (linguistic discipline) · ru лексиколо́гия (linguistic discipline) · sh leksikologija (linguistic discipline) · sq leksikologji (linguistic discipline) · ja 語彙論 (linguistic discipline) · de Lexikologie (linguistic discipline) · hi कोशविज्ञान (linguistic discipline) · km វចនវិទ្យា (linguistic discipline) · udm кыллыктодон (linguistic discipline) · hy բառագիտություն (linguistic discipline) · ta சொல்லியல் (linguistic discipline) · ia lexicologia (linguistic discipline) · pt lexicologia (linguistic discipline) · ko 어휘학 (linguistic discipline) · tr leksikoloji (linguistic discipline) · pl leksykologia (linguistic discipline) · fi leksikologia (linguistic discipline) · vo vödabukav (linguistic discipline) · ca lexicologia (linguistic discipline) · is orðfræði (linguistic discipline) · lt leksikologija (linguistic discipline) · eo leksikologio (linguistic discipline) · nl lexicologie (linguistic discipline) · fi sanasto-oppi (linguistic discipline) · cs lexikologie (linguistic discipline) · cmn 詞彙學 /词汇学 (linguistic discipline) · tr sözlük bilimi (linguistic discipline) · es lexicología (linguistic discipline) · sl leksikologija (linguistic discipline)