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The correct spelling is lexis.

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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."

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In this broadsheet newspaper, the reporter uses a complicated and formal lexis which I find hard to understand.

Definition

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

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