deixis

Meaning of deixis

noun
  1. The use of a word, such as a pronoun, to refer to something that must be identified from the wider context; a word used in such a way.
    Deixis allows for economy of speech but introduces ambiguity when that speech is recorded.

Information about deixis

Hyphenation of deixis

deixis

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
  • deixis is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Translation of deixis

Anagrams of deixis

dixies

Words that rhyme with deixis

apodixis, apodeixis, endeixis, Panmixis, amphimixis, apomixis, endomixis, panmixis, asterixis, osteostixis, stylostixis

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