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diasystematic

diasystematic adjective: concerned with or relating to the ways in which language is used across different fields and contexts.

Adjective

diasystematic (not comparable)

  1. Concerned with or relating to the ways in which language is used across different fields and contexts.
    • According to Hausmann (1977, Ch. 8), lexically relevant units can receive — typically by means of labels or usage notes — any or all of the following types of diasystematic marking: diachronic (e.g. archaic, neologism); diatopic (e.g. American English for elevator 'lift', British English for loo)...1991, “Lexicography”, in Kirsten Malmkjær, editor, The Linguistics Encyclopedia, London; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 295, column 2

Origin of diasystematic

From dia- + systematic.

Words formed from diasystematic

  • diasystematically

Questions about diasystematic

What does diasystematic mean?
Diasystematic means concerned with or relating to the ways in which language is used across different fields and contexts.
What part of speech is diasystematic?
Diasystematic is an adjective.

Words near diasystematic in the dictionary

  1. diastyles
  2. diastylid
  3. diastylids
  4. diasyrm
  5. diasystem
  6. diasystematic
  7. diasystemic
  8. diasystems
  9. diate
  10. diatechnical
  11. diatessara

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