lexicology

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Lexicology

From Ancient Greek λεξικός (lexikos, “of words”), from λέξις (lexis, “a saying, speech, word”), from λέγειν (legein, “to speak”) + -logy

lexicology (countable and uncountable; plural lexicologies)

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

linguistic discipline