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isolect

The English word “isolect” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A language or dialect; coined as a neutral term between ‘language’ and ‘dialect.’

Etymology

Coined by Alfred Hudson in his published work on the languages of Borneo: iso- + -lect.

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