Associations to the word «Lexicology»

Wiktionary

LEXICOLOGY, noun. (uncountable) (linguistics) 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.
LEXICOLOGY, noun. (countable) A specific theory concerning the lexicon.

Dictionary definition

LEXICOLOGY, noun. The branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.