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L-complexes

L-complexes is the plural of L-complex.

Meaning of L-complex

Noun

L-complex (plural L-complexes)

  1. Synonym of dialect continuum.
    • If on the other hand there are speech varieties in the group which are not mutually intelligible with some other members ― like A and C in the example above ― then the group is defined as an L-complex.1981, Curtis McFarland, A linguistic atlas of the Philippines, page 9

Questions about L-complexes

What is L-complexes the plural of?
L-complexes is the plural of L-complex.

Words near L-complexes in the dictionary

  1. L-bend
  2. L-bends
  3. L-bomb
  4. L-bombs
  5. L-complex
  6. L-complexes
  7. L-DOPA
  8. L-driver
  9. L-drivers
  10. L-estimator
  11. L-estimators

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