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Lexie

Lexie

See also: lexie

English

Proper noun

Lexie ‎(plural Lexies)

A female nickname, diminutive of the given names Alexis, Alexia, or Alexandra.
- 2010 Maggie O'Farrell, The Hand That First Held Mine, Headline, ISBN 9780755308453, page 34:
  And then a curious postscript: I share your dislike of the shortening of names but I must say that I'm not sure 'Alexandra' is entirely suitable for you. It seems to me that you require a name with rather more brio. I see you as a 'Lexie'. What do you think?

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lexie

See also: Lexie

English

Noun

lexie ‎(plural lexies)

(literary theory) A minimal unit of reading, such as a sentence or sentence fragment
- 1976, Jean Calloud, Structural Analysis of Narrative, page 15:
  It is essential for the analyst to be able to construct these canonic statements out of the linguistic statements given in the lexies.

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