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communalect

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /kəˈmjuːnəˌlɛkt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /kəˈmjunəˌlɛkt/

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noun

Meaning 1

Especially in Pacific linguistics: the lect (linguistic variety) spoken by a particular speech community.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Probably from communa(l) + -lect (suffix denoting a language variety).

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: yhteisön kieli — lect (linguistic variety) spoken by a particular community
  • Macedonian: ја́зик на зае́дница (jázik na zaédnica) — lect (linguistic variety) spoken by a particular community