lexicology
noun
the study of the formation, meaning, and use of words and of idiomatic combinations of words.
lexicological
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a word derived from
lexicology.
Example Sentences
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He did not at first realize the perfect comprehension of the idiom, but he eventually succeeded by patient perseverance, When we read his poems, we are enabled to follow, step by step, his lexicological progress.
From Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist by Samuel Smiles
His labours on the idioms of the New Testament Greek, his lexicological and bibliographical works, and even his reply to Moehler's Symbolism, with all their defects, give proof of solid study.
From The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, June 1865 by Various
