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lexicology vs onomastics

onomastics vs lexicology

lexicology and onomastics both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lexicology Yes No No No
onomastics Yes No No No
As nouns, onomastics is a hyponym of lexicology; that is, onomastics is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lexicology:
  • lexicology: the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language
  • onomastics: the branch of lexicology that studies the forms and origins of proper names
Other hyponyms of lexicology include toponomy, toponymy.
lexicology (noun) onomastics (noun)
the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language the branch of lexicology that studies the forms and origins of proper names
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