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lexicologic

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lex⋅i⋅col⋅o⋅gy

  [lek-si-kol-uh-jee]
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–noun
the study of the formation, meaning, and use of words and of idiomatic combinations of words.
Origin:
1820–30; lexic(on) + -o- + -logy

Related forms:
lex⋅i⋅co⋅log⋅i⋅cal  [lek-si-kuh-loj-i-kuhl] , lex⋅i⋅co⋅log⋅ic, adjective
lex⋅i⋅col⋅o⋅gist, noun
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