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lexicology

/ˌlɛksɪˈkɑləd͡ʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
lex-i-col-o-gy
IPA
/ˌlɛksɪˈkɑləd͡ʒi/
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Uncountable

noun

A specific theory concerning the lexicon.

Countable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λεξικός (lexikós, “of words”), from λέξις (léxis, “a saying, speech, word”), from λέγειν (légein, “to speak”). By surface analysis, lexico- + -logy.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: λεξικός

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌlɛksɪˈkɑləd͡ʒi/
  • British English: /ˌlɛksɪˈkɒləd͡ʒi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

lexicologies (plural)

Derived Forms

lexicological lexicologically lexicologist

Phrases

computational lexicology

Frequently Paired Words

lexical lexicography lexicon semantics

Questions

How do you pronounce lexicology?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌlɛksɪˈkɑləd͡ʒi/.
What does lexicology mean?
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.
Where does lexicology come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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