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multiethnolect

multiethnolect noun: a language variety formed with the input of several ethnic groups.

Noun

multiethnolect (plural multiethnolects)

  1. A language variety formed with the input of several ethnic groups.
    • Multicultural London English is a multiethnolect.

Forms of multiethnolect

pluralmultiethnolects

Origin of multiethnolect

From multi- + ethnolect.

Questions about multiethnolect

What does multiethnolect mean?
Multiethnolect means a language variety formed with the input of several ethnic groups.
What part of speech is multiethnolect?
Multiethnolect is a noun.
What is the plural of multiethnolect?
The plural of multiethnolect is multiethnolects.

Words near multiethnolect in the dictionary

  1. multiethnic
  2. multiethnically
  3. multiethnicities
  4. multiethnicity
  5. multiethnics
  6. multiethnolect
  7. multiethnolectal
  8. multiethnolects
  9. multietiologic
  10. multietiological
  11. multievent

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