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| '''Lexicology''' is the general and objective study of words and their meanings.
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| In some ways, it is the lexical part of [[philology]].
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| In other ways it is closely related to [[etymology]], [[phraseology]], and [[semantics]].
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| '''Lexicography''' can be said to be the applied part of lexicology, as it studies the use of words.
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| 'Lexicography' is also and is often used to refer to the compilation of a lexicon.
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| Note that lexicographer is a comparatively specific word, referring to someone who writes dictionaries.
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| ==See also==
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| * [[Onomasiology]]
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| * [[Philology]]
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| [[Category:Semantics]]
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| [[Category:Study of]]
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