lexis

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)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.”

2. (countable, uncountable)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.”

3. (countable, uncountable)The vocabulary used by a writer.

   “In this broadsheet newspaper, the reporter uses a complicated and formal lexis which I find hard to understand.”