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Meaning of dialect continuum | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A range of dialects that vary slightly across a geographical area, but whose differences accumulate over a certain distance.

Equivalents

Deutsch Dialektkontinuum
Español complejo dialectal complejo geolectal continuo dialectal
Suomi murrejatkumo
Français continuum dialectal
Nederlands dialectcontinuüm
Português contínuo dialetal
Русский диале́ктный конти́нуум

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

dialect island dialect levelling dialectal dialectalism dialectality Dialectally

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