lexis

Meaning

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

Synonyms

vocabulary

lexicon

glossary

terminology

language

Translations

lessico

léxico

Wortschatz

lexique

vocabulaire

Wörterverzeichnis

Wörtersammlung

Lexik

glossaire

lexis

woordenschat

léxico

vocabulario

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɛksɪs/

Etymology

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