"xenolecticity" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: xenolectic + -ity Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|xenolectic|ity}} xenolectic + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} xenolecticity (uncountable)
  1. (linguistics) The property of being a xenolect. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-xenolecticity-en-noun-mpjEfhiX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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