SINCE 1828
lexia
noun
le·xia
| \ ləˈhēə\
plural -s
Definition of lexia
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a soft light-colored raisin produced chiefly in Spain and Australia from which vinifera grapes that are treated with a caustic solution and sometimes with olive oil before drying
-lexia
noun combining form
-lex·ia
| \ ˈleksēə\
plural -s
Definition of -lexia (Entry 2 of 2)
: reading of (such) a kind or with (such) an impairment
bradylexia dyslexia
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