lexis

Meaning

1. The set of all words and phrases in a language; any unified subset of words from a particular language.
2. Words, collocations, and common phrases in a language; vocabulary and word combinations.
3. The vocabulary used by a writer.

Synonyms

vocabulary

lexicon

glossary

terminology

language

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɛksɪs/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek λέξις (léxis, “speech, word”).