Cryptolect Definition

noun

(linguistics) A secretive language form used by a subculture; an arcane cant.

Cockney rhyming slang developed originally from the cryptolects of London’s thieves and vagabonds.
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Other Word Forms of Cryptolect

Noun

Singular:
cryptolect
Plural:
cryptolects

Origin of Cryptolect

  • crypto- (“concealed”, “hidden”, “secret”) +‎ -lect (“[language] variety”)

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Words Starting With

CCRCRY

Words Ending With

TCTECT

Unscrambles

cryptolect

Words Starting With C and Ending With T

Starts With C & Ends With TStarts With CR & Ends With TStarts With C & Ends With CT

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10 Letter Words10 Letter Words Starting With C10 Letter Words Ending With T