Lexis definition
The total set of words in a language as distinct from morphology; vocabulary.
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The full vocabulary of a language, or of a group, individual, field of study, etc.
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Lexis is defined as the full set of words in a language and their definitions.
An example of lexis is what a dictionary tries to contain.
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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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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
lexis
Plural:
lexeis, lexisesOrigin of lexis
- Greek speech, word lexicon
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Ancient Greek λέξις (lexis, “diction", “word"), from λεγ- (leg-, “to speak").
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