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lexicologist

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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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lex·i·col·o·gy   (lěk'sĭ-kŏl'ə-jē)   
n.  The branch of linguistics that deals with the lexical component of language.

[lexico(n) + -logy.]
lex'i·co·log'i·cal (-kə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl) adj., lex'i·co·log'i·cal·ly adv., lex'i·col'o·gist n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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