lexicology
pronunciation
How to pronounce lexicology in British English:
UK [ˌleksɪˈkɒlədʒi]
How to pronounce lexicology in American English:
US [ˌleksɪˈkɑlədʒi]
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- Noun:
- the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language
Word Origin
- lexicology (n.)
- 1828, from lexico- + -logy.
Example
- 1. Chinese lexicology and lexicography : a selected and classified bibliography .
- 2. The nature and domain of english lexicology .
- 3. For some time I have been looking for a good book on lexicology ; now this is the very thing I want .
- 4. The branch of lexicology that studies the origins and history of proper names .
- 5. Relationship between lexicology and english teaching ?