isogloss

The definition of an isogloss is a line on a map that marks the boundary between areas where language features are different.

(noun)

An example of an isogloss is the line on a map that shows the division of two populations which have different pronunciations for a a specific vowel.

See isogloss in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a line of demarcation between regions differing in a particular feature of language, as on a point of pronunciation, vocabulary, etc.
such a line indicated on a map

Origin: < iso- + Gr glōssa, tongue, speech: see gloss

See isogloss in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A geographic boundary line delimiting the area in which a given linguistic feature occurs.

Origin:

Origin: iso-

Origin: + Greek glōssa, language, tongue

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