isogloss
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
See isogloss in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(īˈsə-glôsˌ, -glŏsˌ)
noun A geographic boundary line delimiting the area in which a given linguistic feature occurs.
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