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lexicological

lexicological adjective: pertaining to lexicology.

Adjective

lexicological (not comparable)

  1. pertaining to lexicology
    • In some, the arbitrary character of the linguistic signs is more apparent […] and these Saussure calls lexicological languages.1937, J. Orr, transl., Iordan's Introduction to Romance Linguistics

Origin of lexicological

From lexicology + -ical.

Words formed from lexicological

Questions about lexicological

What does lexicological mean?
Lexicological means pertaining to lexicology.
What part of speech is lexicological?
Lexicological is an adjective.

Words near lexicological in the dictionary

  1. lexicographies
  2. lexicographist
  3. lexicographists
  4. lexicography
  5. lexicologic
  6. lexicological
  7. lexicologically
  8. lexicologies
  9. lexicologist
  10. lexicologists
  11. lexicology

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