[{"word":"lexis","phonetic":"/ˈlɛksɪs/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈlɛksɪs/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The set of all words and phrases in a language; any unified subset of words from a particular language.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(pedagogy, TEFL) Words, collocations, and common phrases in a language; vocabulary and word combinations.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The vocabulary used by a writer","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"In this broadsheet newspaper, the reporter uses a complicated and formal lexis which I find hard to understand."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexis"]}]