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relex

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A conlang created by substituting new vocabulary into the grammar of an existing language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Lojban started as a relex of Loglan, but the languages' grammars have since diverged.

Meaning relationships

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noun

Meaning 2

A programming language that differs from another only by the names of keywords, functions, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

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History

Etymology

Clipping of relexification.