"familect" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfæm.ɪˌlɛkt/ [UK] Forms: familects [plural]
Etymology: From family + -lect. Etymology templates: {{af|en|family|-lect}} family + -lect Head templates: {{en-noun}} familect (plural familects)
  1. (linguistics) The language variant used by a family when speaking among themselves. Categories (topical): Linguistics Synonyms: ecolect, familiolect Coordinate_terms: dialect, idiolect, sociolect Translations (Translations): familiolecte [masculine] (French)

Inflected forms

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