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isolex

British

/ ˈaɪsəˌlɛks /

noun

linguistics an isogloss marking off the area in which a particular item of vocabulary is found

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Etymology

Origin of isolex

C20: from _iso ( _gloss ) + Greek lex ( is ) word

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