lexis
Collocations
5ADJ.
complicated, current, formal
VERB + LEXIS
neglect
LEXIS + NOUN
methods, words
PREP.
in, without
ADV.
alongside, thus
Definitions
noun
The set of all words and phrases in a language; any unified subset of words from a particular language.
Thus, alongside current lexis, words and senses now obsolete find a place in a dictionary on historical principles.
Words, collocations, and common phrases in a language; vocabulary and word combinations.
By the 1980s, English language teachers generally had begun to realize that there had been a neglect of lexis in teaching methods and coursebooks. […] The basic truth that without vocabulary or lexis we can't express anything had to be restated and a new approach to teaching lexis was needed.
The vocabulary used by a writer.
In this broadsheet newspaper, the reporter uses a complicated and formal lexis which I find hard to understand.
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3Thus, alongside current lexis, words and senses now obsolete find a place in a dictionary on historical principles.
WiktionaryBy the 1980s, English language teachers generally had begun to realize that there had been a neglect of lexis in teaching methods and coursebooks. […] The basic truth that without vocabulary or lexis
WiktionaryIn this broadsheet newspaper, the reporter uses a complicated and formal lexis which I find hard to understand.
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