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lexis (lek′sis)

noun

the full vocabulary of a language, or of a group, individual, field of study, etc.

Etymology: see lexicon

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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