lexicology
nounHow to pronounce lexicology:
Definition of lexicology:
- lexicology (noun):
- noun. the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language.
- a branch of linguistics concerned with the signification and application of words
Synonyms for lexicology:
onomastics
philology
toponomy
toponymy
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