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Meaning of languoid | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈlæŋɡwɔɪd

Definitions

Synonym of lect: a language, variety of a language, or group of languages.

Examples

“And more recently, the terms languoid and doculect have been proposed (Cysouw and Good 2013) where languoid is any 'language-like object' and doculect is 'a linguistic variety as it is documented in a given resource' (p. 342). This term is ...”

CEFR level

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

Languor languorous Languorously Languorousness languour languours

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