idiolect
UK/ˈɪd.i.əʊ̯.lɛkt/US/ˈɪd.i.ə.lɛkt/
idiolect noun: the language variant used by a specific individual.
Noun
idiolect (plural idiolects)
- The language variant used by a specific individual.
- She perfected the fictional idiolect, fashioning habits of speaking for even minor characters that rendered them utterly singular.2012, John Mullan, What Matters in Jane Austen?: Twenty Crucial Puzzles Solved, page 3
idiolect meaning in Tamil, Tagalog, Arabic and Malay
idiolect in Tamil
- தனிமனிதப் பேச்சு, தனியாள் நடைமொழி
idiolect in Tagalog
- variant of a language used by a particular individual
- sariwika
idiolect in Arabic
- variant of a language used by a particular individual
- لَهْجَةٌ شَخْصِيَّة lahjatun šaḵṣiyya, كتبة
idiolect in Malay
- variant of a language used by a particular individual
- idiolek
More languagesFewer languages
- idiolect in Indonesian
- idiolek
Forms of idiolect
| plural | idiolects |
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Origin of idiolect
From idio- + -lect.
Words formed from idiolect
Questions about idiolect
- What does idiolect mean?
- Idiolect means the language variant used by a specific individual.
- What is idiolect in Tamil?
- Idiolect in Tamil is தனிமனிதப் பேச்சு, தனியாள் நடைமொழி. See Idiolect meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is idiolect?
- Idiolect is a noun.
- How do you pronounce idiolect?
- Idiolect is pronounced /ˈɪd.i.əʊ̯.lɛkt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of idiolect?
- The plural of idiolect is idiolects.
Words near idiolect in the dictionary
Source and license
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