🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

词汇学

Pronunciation / Transliteration: cíhuì xué

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Lexicology/ˌlɛksɪˈkɒlədʒi/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"词汇学是语言学的一个分支。"

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As noun
  1. 1

    The academic branch of linguistics that studies the nature, meaning, history, and use of words and vocabulary.

    "Her university course in lexicology focused on the historical evolution of compound words."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined in the early 19th century, derived from the Greek 'lexikon' (pertaining to words) and '-logia' (study of).

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