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Lexie vs Lexis - What's the difference?

lexie | lexis |

As a noun lexie

is (literary theory) a minimal unit of reading, such as a sentence or sentence fragment.

As a proper noun lexis is

, equivalent of english alexis.

lexie

English

Proper noun

(s)
  • A female nickname, diminutive of the given names Alexis, Alexia, or Alexandra.
  • * 2010 (w, 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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    * English diminutives of female given names

    lexis

    English

    (wikipedia lexis)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (linguistics) The set of all words and phrases in a language.
  • The vocabulary used by a writer
    • In this broadsheet newspaper, the reporter uses a complicated and formal lexis which I find hard to understand sometimes.

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