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Meaning of relex | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A conlang created by substituting new vocabulary into the grammar of an existing language.
  2. A programming language that differs from another only by the names of keywords, functions, etc.
    broadly

Examples

“Lojban started as a relex of Loglan, but the languages' grammars have since diverged.”
“Most of the artlangs I've seen certainly are not relexes, or anything close.”

CEFR level

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

relexicalization relexification relexifier relfie Relford reliabilism

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