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-lect
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See also: lect
English
Etymology
From the terminal element of dialect, thus representing the Ancient Greek element -λεκτος (-lektos), ultimately from λέγω (légō, “I say or speak”).
Pronunciation
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-lect
- (linguistics) A (language) variety.
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References
- “-lect, comb. form”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989.
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