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overt prestige

overt prestige noun: prestige acquired in a community by using a standard or formal language variety associated with power and status.

Noun

overt prestige (uncountable)

  1. Prestige acquired in a community by using a standard or formal language variety associated with power and status.

Questions about overt prestige

What does overt prestige mean?
Overt prestige means prestige acquired in a community by using a standard or formal language variety associated with power and status.
What part of speech is overt prestige?
Overt prestige is a noun.

Words near overt prestige in the dictionary

  1. oversystematize
  2. oversystematized
  3. oversystematizes
  4. oversystematizing
  5. overt
  6. overt prestige
  7. overtackle
  8. overtackled
  9. overtackles
  10. overtackling
  11. overtag

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