name
Lexie
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name
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A female nickname, diminutive of the given names Alexis, Alexia, Alexandra or Alexandria.
"And then a curious postscript: I share your dislike of the shortening of names but I must say that I'm not sure 'Alexandra' is entirely suitable for you. It seems to me that you require a name with rather more brio. I see you as a 'Lexie'. What do you think?"
— Maggie O'Farrell (2010)
noun
1
A minimal unit of reading, such as a sentence or sentence fragment
"It is essential for the analyst to be able to construct these canonic statements out of the linguistic statements given in the lexies."
— Jean Calloud (1976)
Word Forms
Lexies plural, lexies plural
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Etymology
Diminutives + -ie.