English Explanatory Dictionary

lect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A specific form of a language or language cluster: a language or a dialect.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-lect.wav /lɛkt/

Word forms

lect lects

Etymology

Use of the compound element -lect as an independent noun.

Synonyms

code idiom languoid variety isolect

Related words

-lect

Derived words

lectal lectology religiolect technolect
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