Definitions for: Lexicology

[n] the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language

Webster (1913) Definition: Lex`i*col"o*gy (-j[y^]), n. [Gr. lexiko`n lexicon +
-logy: cf. F. lexicologie.]
The science of the derivation and signification of words;
that branch of learning which treats of the signification and
application of words.

See Also: linguistics, onomastics