lexis
English
/ˈlɛksɪs/
noun
Definitions
- (linguistics) The set of all words and phrases in a language; any unified subset of words from a particular language.
- (pedagogy) Words, collocations, and common phrases in a language; vocabulary and word combinations.
- The vocabulary used by a writer
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek λέξις (word, speech, diction, phrase, a word, saying).
Origin
Ancient Greek
λέξις
Gloss
word, speech, diction, phrase, a word, saying
Concept
Semantic Field
Speech and language
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
句
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- alexithymic English
- hyperlexia English
- hyperlexic English
- lectical English
- -ālis Latin
- lexis Latin
- Λεξιφάνης Ancient Greek
- λέγω Ancient Greek
- λέξις Ancient Greek
- φώνημα Ancient Greek
- dysleksi Norwegian Bokmål
- alexitímico Portuguese
- lexikon Swedish
- dysleksi Norwegian Nynorsk
- lexém Czech
- ლექსი Georgian