Lexis

noun

/ˈlɛksɪs/

Word Frequency: 0.6

Definitions

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

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

3.nounThe 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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