lexis
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek λέξις (lexis, “diction”, “word”), from λεγ- (leg-, “to speak”).[1]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
lexis (plural lexises or lexeis)
- (linguistics) The set of all words and phrases in a language.
- The vocabulary used by a writer
- In this broadsheet newspaper, the reporter uses a complicated and formal lexis which I find hard to understand sometimes.
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Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek λέξις (lexis)
Noun [edit]
lexis (genitive lexeōs); f, third declension
- A word.
Declension [edit]
Irregular. Accusative plural lexeis.
