dêixis
See also: deixis
Portuguese
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editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek δεῖξις (deîxis, “indicating; reference”).
Pronunciation
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- A rare instance of <x> not being pronounced /ʃ/ after /j/.
- Hyphenation: dêi‧xis
Noun
editdêixis f (invariable)
- (linguistics) deixis (reference requiring context to be understood)