LEXIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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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)

Derivation:

lexical (of or relating to words)

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