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acrolect

American  
[ak-ruh-lekt] / ˈæk rəˌlɛkt /

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 Word Forms

  • acrolectal adjective

Etymology

Origin of acrolect

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

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