词汇学 (詞彙學) cíhuìxué

cíhuìxué noun lexicology
Domain: Linguistics 语言学 , Concept: Discipline 学科
Notes: lexicology is the study of the words in a language, in contrast to lexicography, which is the study of making dictionaries (ABC 'cíhuìxué'; Crystal 2008, 'lexicology'; NCCED '词汇').