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The correct spelling is lexis.
How to pronounce lexis
noun
IPA: /ˈlɛksɪs/
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The correct spelling is lexis. The set of all words and phrases in a language; any unified subset of words from a particular language. For example: "In this broadsheet newspaper, the reporter uses a complicated and formal lexis which I find hard to understand."
Usage Examples
“In this broadsheet newspaper, the reporter uses a complicated and formal lexis which I find hard to understand.”
Definition
noun
- 1.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.
- 3.The vocabulary used by a writer
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