transition area

nounLinguistics.

(in dialect geography) an area whose dialect has been influenced by the dialect of one or more neighboring focal areas.: Compare focal area, relic area.

Also called graded area.

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The result is a transition area or ecotone which epitomizes the next stage in development.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology | Robert E. Park

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