Lexicologist
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 an expert at lexicology
- 2 a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language wordnet
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λεξικός (lexikós, “of words”), from λέξις (léxis, “a saying, speech, word”), from λέγειν (légein, “to speak”). By surface analysis, lexico- + -logist.
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