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xenolectal

xenolectal adjective: of, or relating to a xenolect.

Adjective

xenolectal (not comparable)

  1. Of, or relating to a xenolect.
    • At some point in the decreolization process, however, xenolectal structures become masked by surface-structure mimicry of the matrilect, so that the apparent degree of xenolecticity of the evolving mimolect drops below the real level, as represented by the crossover of A-B and C-D.1989, Ofelia García, Ricardo Otheguy, English across cultures, cultures across English, →ISBN, page 277

Origin of xenolectal

From xenolect + -al.

Questions about xenolectal

What does xenolectal mean?
Xenolectal means of, or relating to a xenolect.
What part of speech is xenolectal?
Xenolectal is an adjective.

Words near xenolectal in the dictionary

  1. xenointoxication
  2. xenokidney
  3. xenokidneys
  4. xenolalia
  5. xenolect
  6. xenolectal
  7. xenolectic
  8. xenolecticity
  9. xenolects
  10. xenoline
  11. xenolines

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