Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
A specific variety of a language at a given time in its history of development.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, social-science, sociolinguistics, sociology
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lect, variety, isolect
History
From chrono- (“time”) + -lect (“[language] variety”).
