lexicology

The branch of linguistics that deals with the lexical component of language.

The science of words; that branch of learning which treats of the forms, derivation, signification, and relations of words.

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

(linguistics) The part of linguistics that studies words, their nature and meaning, words’ elements, relations between words including semantic relations, words groups and the whole lexicon.

A specific theory concerning the lexicon.

the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language