sublanguage

[ suhb-lang-gwij ]

noun
  1. a subvariety of language used in a particular field or by a particular social group and characterized especially by distinctive vocabulary.

Origin of sublanguage

1
First recorded in 1930–35; sub- + language

Words Nearby sublanguage

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