Lect Definition

lĕkt
noun
A social or regional variety of speech having a sociolinguistic or functional identity within a speech community.
American Heritage

(linguistics, sociolinguistics) A specific form of a language or language cluster: a language or a dialect. The term is used when it is not possible or preferable to decide whether something is a distinct language or only a dialect of a language.

Wiktionary
abbreviation
Lecture.
Webster's New World
Lecturer.
Webster's New World
affix
A variety within a language.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Lect

Noun

Singular:
lect
Plural:
lects

Origin of Lect

  • Use as an independent noun of the suffix -lect.

    From Wiktionary

  • From (dia)lect

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • (dia)lect

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

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