n.
The branch of linguistics that deals with the lexical component of language.
lexicological lex'i·co·log'i·cal (-kə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl) adj.
lexicologically lex'i·co·log'i·cal·ly adv.
lexicologist lex'i·col'o·gist n.
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