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2024
acrolect
acrolect
English
Noun
acrolect
(
plural
acrolects
)
(
linguistics
)
The
variety
of
speech
that is considered most suitable for formal occasions (typically using only
standard
forms); opposed to
mesolect
and
basilect
.
Translations
variety of speech that is considered the standard form
French:
acrolecte
(fr)
German:
Akrolekt
(de)
m
Portuguese:
acrolecto
m
,
acroleto
m
Spanish:
acrolecto
m
See also
basilect
mesolect
code-switching
Etymology
acro-
+
-lect
Pronunciation
(
US
)
IPA
(key)
:
/ˈæk.ɹə.lɛkt/
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