lexeis

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A form of lexis — The set of all words and phrases in a language; any unified subset of words from a particular language.

OriginAncient Greek λέξεις →
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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of lexis

    1991, Valerius Harpocration, Harpocration, and John J. Keaney [contrib.], Lexeis of the ten orators, title (Adolf M. Hakkert; →ISBN, 9789025610173)

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekλέξεις
  2. Englishlexeis

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek λέξεις (léxeis, plural).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

sexile
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APA

lexeis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lexeis

MLA

“lexeis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lexeis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lexeis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lexeis.

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