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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

lexicology
    n 1: the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical
         component of language

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Lexicology \Lex`i*col"o*gy\ (l[e^]ks`[i^]*k[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n.
   [Gr. lexiko`n lexicon + -logy: cf. F. lexicologie.]
   The science of the derivation and signification of words;
   that branch of learning which treats of the signification and
   application of words.
   [1913 Webster]

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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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