Meaning Of The Word Lexis

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Lexis? Find Lexis meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Lexis Meaning

Lexis Definition
Lexis Definition

What's The Definition Of Lexis?

lexis
uncountable noun: In linguistics, the words of a language can be referred to as the lexis of that language.

lexis in American English
the full vocabulary of a language, or of a group, individual, field of study, etc.
noun: the vocabulary of a language, as distinct from its grammar; the total stock of words and idiomatic combinations of them in a language; lexicon

lexis in British English
noun: the totality of words in a language, including all forms having lexical meaning or grammatical function

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Bulger ‐ noun: a thing which bulges; noun: a wood having…
  • Revolve ‐ to move in a circle or orbit around a point; to…
  • Workpeople ‐ workers; esp., industrial or manual workers; plural…
  • Nudity ‐ the state, quality, or fact of being nude; nakedness…
  • Victory ‐ final and complete supremacy or superiority in…
  • Sitatunga ‐ noun; noun: an antelope of the central African…
  • Bar-hop ‐ intransitive verb: If a person bar-hops, they…
  • Hawfinch ‐ the common European grosbeak (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)…
  • Vermis ‐ noun: the median lobe or division of the cerebellum…
  • Cinquain ‐ noun: a group of five; noun: a stanza of five…