"mesolect" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: mesolects [plural]
Etymology: From meso- + -lect. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|meso|lect}} meso- + -lect Head templates: {{en-noun}} mesolect (plural mesolects)
  1. (sociolinguistics) A variety of speech that is midway between the acrolect and the basilect. Categories (topical): Sociolinguistics Derived forms: mesolectal Related terms: code-switching, matrilect Translations (speech between acrolect and basilect): mesolekti (Finnish), mésolecte (French), Mesolekt [masculine] (German), miizolek (Jamaican Creole), mesoleto [masculine] (Portuguese), mesolecto [masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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