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Lexis
/ˈlɛksɪs/
The set of all words and phrases in a language; any unified subset of words from a particular language.
📖 Definitions of "Lexis"
noun
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The set of all words and phrases in a language; any unified subset of words from a particular language.
- 2
(pedagogy, TEFL) Words, collocations, and common phrases in a language; vocabulary and word combinations.
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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."
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