lexicology

[lek-si-kol-uh-jee]

lex·i·col·o·gy

[lek-si-kol-uh-jee]
noun
the study of the formation, meaning, and use of words and of idiomatic combinations of words.

Origin:
1820–30; lexic(on) + -o- + -logy

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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Lexicology has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
given to using long words.
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lexicology (ˌlɛksɪˈkɒlədʒɪ)
 
n
the study of the overall structure and history of the vocabulary of a language
 
lexicological
 
adj
 
lexico'logically
 
adv
 
lexi'cologist
 
n

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