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hyperlects

hyperlects is the plural of hyperlect.

Meaning of hyperlect

Noun

hyperlect (plural hyperlects)

  1. The variety of a language that is spoken by the aristocracy.
    • Quite distinct from received pronunciation or BBC English, hyperlect now sounds, in our more egalitarian sonic society, affected and outdated, and has largely been abandoned by the younger generation in favour of a more neutral version, either based on radio and television speak, the over-voice of...2001, Maureen Duffy, England: The Making of the Myth, page 168

Questions about hyperlects

What is hyperlects the plural of?
Hyperlects is the plural of hyperlect.

Words near hyperlects in the dictionary

  1. hyperlattice
  2. hyperlattices
  3. hyperlaxity
  4. hyperlearning
  5. hyperlect
  6. hyperlects
  7. hyperledger
  8. hyperledgers
  9. hyperlegal
  10. hyperlegible
  11. hyperlens

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