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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
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Bosanskileto
Esperantoidiomo
Hrvatskileto
한국어
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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