"cryptolect" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkɹɪptəlɛkt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɹɪptəˌlɛkt/ [US] Forms: cryptolects [plural]
enPR: krĭpʹtəlĕkt [Received-Pronunciation], krĭpʹtəlĕkt' [US] Etymology: From crypto- (“concealed, hidden, secret”) + -lect (“[language] variety”). Etymology templates: {{confix|en|crypto|lect|gloss1=concealed, hidden, secret|gloss2=􂀿language􂁀 variety}} crypto- (“concealed, hidden, secret”) + -lect (“[language] variety”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cryptolect (plural cryptolects)
  1. (linguistics) A secretive language form used by a subculture; an arcane cant. Categories (topical): Linguistics Synonyms: anti-language, argot, cant, cryptolect Hypernyms: language Derived forms: cryptolectal Related terms: jargon, slang, :Category:Cant by language Translations (A secretive language form): salakieli (Finnish), cryptolecte [masculine] (French), Geheimsprache [feminine] (German), limbaj secret [neuter] (Romanian)

Inflected forms

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