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mesolect

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[mez-uh-lekt, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh-] / ˈmɛz əˌlɛkt, ˈmɛs-, ˈmi zə-, -sə- /

noun

Linguistics.

  1. any variety of language in a creole continuum that is intermediate between the basilect and the acrolect.

Other Word Forms

  • mesolectal adjective

Etymology

Origin of mesolect

meso- + (dia)lect

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