λέξις

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • a saying, speech
  • word, phrase

Etymology

Affix from Ancient Greek λέγω (say, speak, choose, gather, pick up, reason, count, I speak, pick, I mean, compute, I choose, tell, reckon).

Origin

Ancient Greek

λέγω

Gloss

say, speak, choose, gather, pick up, reason, count, I speak, pick, I mean, compute, I choose, tell, reckon

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

理

Emoji

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