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Definition of lexis noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lexis

noun
 
/ˈleksɪs/
 
/ˈleksɪs/
 [uncountable] (linguistics)
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  1. all the words and phrases of a particular language synonym vocabularyTopics Languagec2
    Word Origin1950s (denoting the wording in a piece of writing): from Greek, literally ‘word’, from legein ‘speak’.
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