Lect meaning
A social or regional variety of speech having a sociolinguistic or functional identity within a speech community.
noun
Lecture.
abbreviation
Lecturer.
abbreviation
A variety within a language.
affix
Origin of lect
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From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
- From (dia)lect
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Use as an independent noun of the suffix -lect.
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