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Definition of Lexis
1. Noun. All of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function.
Group relationships: Language, Speech
Derivative terms: Lexical
Definition of Lexis
1. Noun. (linguistics) The set of all words and phrases in a language. ¹
2. Noun. The vocabulary used by a writer ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lexis
1. the vocabulary of a language, a group, or a subject field [n LEXES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lexis
Literary usage of Lexis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mathematical theory of probabilities and its application to frequency by Arne Fisher (1922)
"Bernoullian, Poisson and lexis Series.—In the previous chapter we ... The absolute
frequency series as produced in this way is called a lexis Series. ..."
2. Sociology at the Paris Exposition of 1900 by Lester Frank Ward (1901)
"REPORT OF PROFESSOR lexis. The report of Prof. W. lexis, on instruction in the
social sciences in Germany, occurs among the papers of the Congress without ..."
3. Old Testament and Semitic Studies in Memory of William Rainey Harper by William Rainey Harper (1908)
"But let the same lexis be divided into lexic sections ... of the lexis rara (1
+ 1: 1 + 1) differs from that of the lexis ..."
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