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mesolect

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A variety of speech that is midway between the acrolect and the basilect.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, social-science, sociolinguistics, sociology

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History

Etymology

From meso- + -lect.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: mesolekti — speech between acrolect and basilect
  • French: mésolecte — speech between acrolect and basilect
  • German: Mesolekt — speech between acrolect and basilect
  • Jamaican Creole: miizolek — speech between acrolect and basilect
  • Portuguese: mesoleto — speech between acrolect and basilect
  • Spanish: mesolecto — speech between acrolect and basilect