Acrolect Definition
ăkrə-lĕkt
noun
The variety of speech that is closest to a standard prestige language, especially in an area in which a creole is spoken. For example, Standard Jamaican English is the acrolect where Jamaican Creole is spoken.
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Other Word Forms of Acrolect
Noun
Singular:
acrolect
Plural:
acrolectsOrigin of Acrolect
acro– (dia)lect
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
acro- +"Ž -lect
From Wiktionary
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