D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Lexicology

/(lĕks`ĭ*kŏl"ō̇*jy̆)/ · Lex·i·col·o·gy · IPA /ˌlɛksɪˈkɑləd͡ʒi/
01 n. The science of the derivation and signification of words; that branch of learning which treats of the signification and application of words.
  1. 1.
    The science of the derivation and signification of words; that branch of learning which treats of the signification and application of words.