English Explanatory Dictionary

ecolect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A language variety unique to a household.

Word forms

ecolect ecolects

Etymology

From Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos, “house”) + English -lect (“[language] variety”).

Synonyms

familect familiolect

Related words

dialect regiolect ethnolect sociolect

Derived words

ecolectic
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