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acrolects

acrolects is the plural of acrolect.

Meaning of acrolect

Noun

acrolect (plural acrolects)

  1. The variety of speech that is considered most suitable for formal occasions (typically using only standard forms).
    • In one dimension change is directed toward the acrolect, the “typical” change in the creole continuum.1994, Michael Montgomery, The Crucible of Carolina, University of Georgia Press, →ISBN, page 60

Questions about acrolects

What is acrolects the plural of?
Acrolects is the plural of acrolect.

Words near acrolects in the dictionary

  1. acrolectalise
  2. acrolectalised
  3. acrolectalises
  4. acrolectalising
  5. acrolectally
  6. acrolects
  7. acroleic
  8. acrolein
  9. acroleinated
  10. acroleins
  11. acrolentiginous

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