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Webster 1913 Edition

(lĕksˊĭ-kŏl′ō̍-jy̆)

Noun.

[Gr.

λεξικόν

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.

Noun.

[Gr. a dictionary_webster1828, and discourse.]

The science of words; that branch of learning which treats of the proper signification and just application of words.