Lexis

Definition: Lexis

Lexis

Noun

1. All of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function.

Crosswords: Lexis

Specialty definitions using "lexis": Lexis ratio, Lexis theory. (references)

Commercial Usage: Lexis

Domain	Title
Books	2002 Lexis Nexis Corporate Affiliationss (Directory of Corporate Affiliations, 2002) (reference) English Religious Lexis (Texts and Studies in Religion, Vol 37) (reference) Larousse Lexis - Dictionnaire de la langue francais / French Language Dictionary (reference) Larousse Lexis Dictionnaire de la Langue Francaise, 2003 Edition (reference) Legal Databases Online: Lexis and Westlaw (Advanced Online Searching Series) (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Lexis

"Lexis" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 95.77% of the time. "Lexis" is used about 71 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	95.77%	68	40,606
Noun (proper)	4.23%	3	202,518
Total	100.00%	71	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Lexis

Expressions using "lexis": Lexis ratio ♦ Lexis theory. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "lexis": taught-lexis.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Lexis

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
lexis nexis	1,722	law lexis nexis student	5
lexis	1,185	lexis nexis universe	5
lexis nexus	103	lexis one	4
lexis nexis.com	99	lawschool.com lexis nexis	4
lexis.com research	83	lexis pageant place	4
law lexis nexis school	37	is300 lexis	4
law lexis school	37	document lexis services	4
lexis used	14	bender lexis matthew nexis	4
francisco lexis nexis san	13	lexis nexis research	4
law lexis	13	law lexis office password	4
lexis publishing	12	auto lexis	4
law lexis publishing	10	database lexis nexis	3
com lexis	9	lexis nexis document solution	3
lexis nexis academic universe	9	fetish foot lexis	3
legal research lexis	8	canada lexis nexis	3
academic lexis nexis	7	courtlink lexis nexis	3
lexis research	6	butterworths lexis nexis	3
lexis nexis password pw user	6	employment lexis nexis	3
lexis automobile	6	lexis suv	3
lexis nexis search	6	lexis westlaw	3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Lexis

Language		Translations for "lexis"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		Lexis variation (Lexis variation), Lexis teori (Lexis theory), Lexis kvotient (Lexis ratio). (various references)

Dutch		verhoudingsgetal van Lexis (Lexis ratio), variabiliteit bij steekproeven volgens Lexis (Lexis variation), steekproeftheorie van Lexis (Lexis theory). (various references)

Finnish		Lexis-vaihtelu (Lexis variation), Lexis-suhde (Lexis ratio), Lexisin teoria (Lexis theory). (various references)

French		théorie de Lexis (Lexis theory), schéma de Lexis (Lexis variation), rapport de Lexis (Lexis ratio). (various references)

German		lexik. (various references)

Greek		μεταβλητότητα του Lexis (Lexis variation), λόγος του Lexis (Lexis ratio), θεωρία του Lexis (Lexis theory). (various references)

Italian		teoria di Lexis (Lexis theory), schema di Lexis (Lexis variation), quoziente di Lexis (Lexis ratio). (various references)

Pig Latin		exislay

Portuguese		variação de Lexis (Lexis variation), teoria de Lexis (Lexis theory), quociente de Lexis (Lexis ratio). (various references)

Russian		лексикон (lexicon, vocabulary). (various references)

Spanish		variación de Lexis (Lexis variation), teoría de Lexis (Lexis theory), coeficiente de Lexis (Lexis ratio). (various references)

Swedish		Lexis variation (Lexis variation), Lexis teori (Lexis theory), Lexis kvot (Lexis ratio). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Lexis

Derivations
	Words beginning with "lexis": lexises. (additional references)
	Words ending with "lexis": catalexis, hypercatalexis. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Lexis" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: clxxix, dexis, exis, laxi, laxis, laxish, lebies, legis, Leix, Leixit, Lepisma, lewisi, lewisia, Lexa, lexal, lexas, lexe, lexey, lexi, lexia, lexias, lexie, Lexir, lexit, lexs, lexus, lexy, lexys, Lixin, lixir, lixs, loxi, luksic, luxes, luxus, lxi, lxxiv, lxxvii, lxxxiii, lxxxiv, plexi, Ulexite. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Lexis"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "lexis" (pronounced le"ksi's)
4	-k s i' s	praxis, Pyxis.
3	-s i' s	asbestosis, basis, Cassis, electrophoresis, emphasis, endometriosis, lysis, oasis, osmosis, osteoporosis, paralysis, parenthesis, pertussis, sepsis, Telesis.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Lexis

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: silex.
	Words within the letters "e-i-l-s-x"
	-1 letter: ilex, isle, leis, lies.
	-2 letters: els, lei, lex, lie, lis, sei, sel, sex, six, xis.
	-3 letters: el, es, ex, is, li, si, xi.
	Words containing the letters "e-i-l-s-x"
	+1 letter: exiles, ilexes, ixtles, pixels, sexily, silvex, vexils.
	+2 letters: alexias, alexins, elixirs, helixes, lexises, sextile, silexes, simplex.
	+3 letters: alexines, bisexual, bollixes, climaxes, dyslexia, dyslexic, exciples, exclaims, exitless, explains, exploits, flaxiest, flexions, galaxies, influxes, laxities, lexicons, luxuries, oxalises, relaxins, saxatile, sextiles, siloxane, silvexes, smilaxes, textiles, ulexites.
	+4 letters: alkoxides, bisexuals, catalexis, coxalgies, diplexers, dyslexias, dyslexics, excelsior, excisable, exclusion, exclusive, explicits, explosion, explosive, expulsing, expulsion, expulsive, exsertile, extensile, flextimes, laxatives, mailboxes, oxyphiles, pillboxes, sexuality, sexualize, siloxanes, simplexes, sulfoxide, telotaxis, triplexes, unisexual, xenoliths, xylidines.
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