creole continuum

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noun Linguistics.

a range of language varieties in an area undergoing decreolization showing a continuous gradation from forms more like the underlying creole to those approaching the standard language.

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It was one of five separate Masses, including in Spanish, English, Haitian-Creole, and Italian.
Mother Cabrini, Saint of the Green Card|Michael Luongo|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The priest for the Creole ceremony was Father Marcel Saint Jean.
Mother Cabrini, Saint of the Green Card|Michael Luongo|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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After Hobby Lobby, These 82 Corporations Could Drop Birth Control Coverage|Abby Haglage|June 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There was instead the very best and LaChanze proved how right it is that her name means “the Charmed One” in Creole.
A 9/11 Widow’s Perfect ‘Amazing Grace’ at the Ground Zero Museum|Michael Daly|May 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Phelps lay along a continuum of conservatism—not on the other side of a border from it.
Fred Phelps, Friend of the Gays|Jay Michaelson|March 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The action was at first a little confusing to Edna, but she soon lent herself readily to the Creole's gentle caress.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
You know that I come of tough fiber—of that old Creole race of Pontelliers that dry up and finally blow away.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
On the arrival of the court many of the old Creole families hastened to the capital to greet their sovereigns.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil|Maria Graham
The Creole cane takes the hill, and, though less productive, is supposed to yield sugar of a better quality.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil|Maria Graham
Many of the Indian women have married the creole Portuguese; intermarriages between creole women and Indian men are more rare.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil|Maria Graham