linguistic stock
noun
a parent language and all its derived dialects and languages.
the people speaking any of these dialects or languages.
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Origin of linguistic stock
First recorded in 1920–25
Words nearby linguistic stock
linguistic form, linguistic geography, linguistician, linguistic philosophy, linguistics, linguistic stock, linguistic universal, lingula, lingular, lingulate, lingulectomy
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