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Icelandic
Etymology
Literally, “science of words’ book”. Created from orðabóka (“dictionary”, genitive singular of orðabók) + fræði (“science”).
Pronunciation
Noun
orðabókafræði n pl (plural only, genitive plural orðabókafræða)
- lexicography; the scholarly discipline of analysing and describing the semantic, syntagmatic and paradigmatic relationships within the lexicon (vocabulary) of a language and developing theories of dictionary components and structures linking the data in dictionaries.
- Synonym: orðfræði
Declension
Declension of orðabókafræði (pl-only neuter)
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