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  lect

  noun

  a distinct variety of a language, as a standard variety or a nonstandard regional dialect.
• lect.
  lect.

  abbreviation

  lecture.

lect

¹ American  

[lekt] / lɛkt /

noun

Linguistics.

1. a distinct variety of a language, as a standard variety or a nonstandard regional dialect.

   Without a central academy to govern usage, Standard English accepts more variation in grammar and lexicon than the standard lects of other languages.

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lect. ² American  

abbreviation

1. lecture.

2. lecturer.

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Etymology

Origin of lect

First recorded in 1970–75; (dia)lect ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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I am not the first to ref lect on the roots of “Funes the Memorious” and its possible interpretations.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 5, 2012

For one thing, the non-struck automakers are no longer paying workers' U.A.W. dues directly to the union, and the U.A.W. finds it difficult to col lect from the boys.

From Time Magazine Archive

See our Sketch of a General History of Philosophy, 2d Series, vol. ii., lect.

From Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good by Victor Cousin

This yere grows from a business transaction; an' the effort tharfrom to improve on present conditions, institoot a reign of law, an' lect a jedge.

From Wolfville by Alfred Henry Lewis

Niebuhr, Lectures on the History of Rome, lect.

From Dante. An essay. To which is added a translation of De Monarchia. by R. W. (Richard William) Church

Eus., lect., στίχ., syn., men., subscr. to St. Mark like Λ. Begins at St. Matt. xiii.

From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener

Eus., lect., with important variations: collated by Dr. Charles Burney in Mark i. 1-iv.

From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener

Am., lect., subscr., στίχ.; “olim Basil.,” carelessly written, fragments of SS.

From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener

Eus., lect., syn., men., subscr., pict., written in Syria.

From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener

Am., lect., subscr., syn., men., written by Philip, a monk.

From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener

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