noun🔗ShareDéixisThe 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."La déixis permet une économie de langage, mais introduit une ambiguïté lorsque ce langage est enregistré.linguisticsgrammarlanguagecommunicationwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading