basilect
[ bey-zuh-lekt, baz-uh- ]
nounLinguistics.
the variety of language in a creole continuum that is most distinct from the acrolect.
Origin of basilect
1Other words from basilect
- ba·si·lec·tal, adjective
Words Nearby basilect
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