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lect

Noun CEFR B1
lɛkt

Definitions

A specific form of a language or language cluster: a language or a dialect.

Equivalents

Españollecto
FrançaisLectlecte
9 more languages
Bosanskileto
Esperantoidiomo
Hrvatskileto
한국어어
Portuguêsleto
Русскийлект
Српскиleto

Examples

“Meronyms: lexicon, grammar, sublect”
“These, together with (some) Romansh lects, belong⟳ to our West Rhaetian; the /ȫ/ also supported by two lects from the Ticino which by our criteria are NWIt, and by the partially umlauting lects of Lombardy which together with (some) Engadine lects belong⟳ to our East Rhaetian.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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