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isolects

isolects is the plural of isolect.

Meaning of isolect

Noun

isolect (plural isolects)

  1. A language or dialect; coined as a neutral term between ‘language’ and ‘dialect.’
    • Dohoi is distinctive among all the Barito isolects[…].1967, Alfred B. Hudson, The Barito Isolects of Borneo: a Classification Based on Comparative Reconstruction and Lexicostatistics, page 53
    Synonyms:
    variety, lect

Questions about isolects

What is isolects the plural of?
Isolects is the plural of isolect.

Words near isolects in the dictionary

  1. isolectin
  2. isolectins
  3. isolectotype
  4. isolectotypes
  5. isolectrofocusing
  6. isolects
  7. isoledene
  8. isoleptospermone
  9. isolet
  10. isolets
  11. isolette

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