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In linguistics, the term lexis (from Ancient Greek: λέξις 'word') designates the complete set of all possible words in a language, or a particular subset of words that are grouped by some specific linguistic criteria.
Lexicology is the branch of linguistics that analyzes the lexicon of a specific language.A word is the smallest meaningful unit of a language that can stand on its own, and is made up of small components called morphemes and even smaller elements known as phonemes, or distinguishing sounds.
Lexicography is the study of lexicons and the art of compiling dictionaries. [1] It is divided into two separate academic disciplines : Practical lexicography is the art or craft of compiling, writing and editing dictionaries .
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In lexicography, a vocable (from Latin: vocabulum) is the word or phrase which is explained by a dictionary entry and serves as its title. Often several related lexical units are grouped under the same vocable. [1] [2]
A lexicon (plural: lexicons, rarely lexica) is the vocabulary of a language or branch of knowledge (such as nautical or medical).In linguistics, a lexicon is a language's inventory of lexemes.
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