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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
  1. 1

    The set of all words and phrases in a language; any unified subset of words from a particular language.

  2. 2

    (pedagogy, TEFL) Words, collocations, and common phrases in a language; vocabulary and word combinations.

  3. 3

    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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