"medialect" meaning in All languages combined

See medialect on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: medialects [plural]
Etymology: media + -lect Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|media|lect}} media + -lect Head templates: {{en-noun}} medialect (plural medialects)
  1. (linguistics) A variant form of language spread by the press, radio, TV etc. Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-medialect-en-noun-5LobLXxh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -lect Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for medialect meaning in All languages combined (1.3kB)

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