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abstand

abstand adjective: of a language or dialect (a lect), being different from another lect in its intrinsic linguistic features (as opposed to extrinsic features such as social, political or legal status).

Adjective

abstand (not comparable)

  1. Of a language or dialect (a lect), being different from another lect in its intrinsic linguistic features (as opposed to extrinsic features such as social, political or legal status)

Origin of abstand

From German Abstandsprache.

Questions about abstand

What does abstand mean?
Abstand means of a language or dialect (a lect), being different from another lect in its intrinsic linguistic features (as opposed to extrinsic features such as social, political or legal status).
What part of speech is abstand?
Abstand is an adjective.

Words near abstand in the dictionary

  1. abstaineth
  2. abstaining
  3. abstainment
  4. abstainments
  5. abstains
  6. abstand
  7. abstemious
  8. abstemiously
  9. abstemiousness
  10. abstenance
  11. abstenious

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