transition area

noun Linguistics.

(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.

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Nearby words

transit number, transit shed, transit theodolite, transitable, transition, transition area, transition element, transition elements, transition gyrus, transition mutation, transition point

Also called graded area.

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