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lexicologist

lexicologist noun: an expert at lexicology.

Noun

lexicologist (plural lexicologists)

  1. an expert at lexicology

Forms of lexicologist

plurallexicologists

Origin of lexicologist

From Ancient Greek λεξικός (lexikós, “of words”), from λέξις (léxis, “a saying, speech, word”), from λέγειν (légein, “to speak”). By surface analysis, lexico- + -logist.

Questions about lexicologist

What does lexicologist mean?
Lexicologist means an expert at lexicology.
What part of speech is lexicologist?
Lexicologist is a noun.
What is the plural of lexicologist?
The plural of lexicologist is lexicologists.

Words near lexicologist in the dictionary

  1. lexicography
  2. lexicologic
  3. lexicological
  4. lexicologically
  5. lexicologies
  6. lexicologist
  7. lexicologists
  8. lexicology
  9. lexicomane
  10. lexicomanes
  11. lexicomania

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