English Explanatory Dictionary

grapholect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A written variant of a language, analogous to a spoken dialect of a language.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹæfəˌlɛkt/

Word forms

grapholect grapholects

Etymology

Blend of grapheme + dialect, coined by linguist Einar Haugen in 1964.

Derived words

grapholectal
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