Norman

Proper noun

Lexis m

1. A male given name, equivalent of English Alexis.

English

Noun

lexis ‎(plural lexises or lexeis)

1. (linguistics) The set of all words and phrases in a language.
2. The vocabulary used by a writer

   In this broadsheet newspaper, the reporter uses a complicated and formal lexis which I find hard to understand.

References

1. 1 2 “lexis” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

Anagrams

• silex

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λέξις (lexis)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈlek.sis/, [ˈɫɛk.sɪs]

Noun

lexis f ‎(genitive lexeōs); third declension

1. A word.

Declension

Irregular. Accusative plural lexeis.

Synonyms

• nōmen, verbum

References

• lexis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• lexis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• lexis in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• lexis in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin