acrolect

[ ak-ruh-lekt ]

noun

, Linguistics.

1. the variety of language in a creole continuum that approximates most closely the standard variety of a major international language, as the English spoken in Guyana or Jamaica.

Other Words From

• acro·lectal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of acrolect¹

First recorded in 1960–65; acro- + (dia)lect