LEXIS
Dictionary entry overview: What does lexis mean? • LEXIS (noun)
The noun LEXIS has 1 sense:
1. all of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function
Familiarity information: LEXIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• LEXIS (noun)
Meaning:
All of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("lexis" is a kind of...):
cognition; knowledge; noesis (the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning)
Holonyms ("lexis" is a part of...):
language; speech (the mental faculty or power of vocal communication)
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