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-lect

/lɛkt/

-lect suffix: a (language) variety.

Suffix

-lect

  1. A (language) variety.

Origin of -lect

From the terminal element of dialect, thus representing the Ancient Greek element -λεκτος (-lektos), ultimately from λέγω (légō, “I say or speak”).

Questions about -lect

What does -lect mean?
-lect means a (language) variety.
What part of speech is -lect?
-lect is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -lect?
-lect is pronounced /lɛkt/.

Words near -lect in the dictionary

  1. -langs
  2. -later
  3. -latrous
  4. -latry
  5. -le
  6. -lect
  7. -leigh
  8. -lepsy
  9. -lept
  10. -leptic
  11. -les-

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