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nouna compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language
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Origin
- Ancient Greekλεξικός“of words”
- Englishlexicologist
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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Czech lexikolog
- lexikologan expert at lexicology
Dutch lexicoloog, lexicologe
- lexicoloogan expert at lexicology
- lexicologean expert at lexicology
French lexicologue
- lexicologuean expert at lexicology
German Lexikologe, Lexikologin
- Lexikologean expert at lexicology
- Lexikologinan expert at lexicology
Polish leksykolog, leksykolożka
- leksykologan expert at lexicology
- leksykolożkaan expert at lexicology
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APA
lexicologist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lexicologist
MLA
“lexicologist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lexicologist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lexicologist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lexicologist.
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