| ACROLECT | • acrolect n. (Sociolinguistics) The variety of speech that is considered most suitable for formal occasions (typically… • ACROLECT n. a variety of language closest to the prestige form. |
| IDIOLECT | • idiolect n. (Linguistics) The language variant used by a specific individual. • IDIOLECT n. an individual's distinctive form of speech. |
| ACROLECTS | • acrolects n. Plural of acrolect. • ACROLECT n. a variety of language closest to the prestige form. |
| BOLECTION | • bolection n. (Architecture) A moulding that covers a joint, especially between joints between surfaces on different levels. • BOLECTION n. a moulding around a panel, projecting beyond the surface of the framing, also BALECTION, BILECTION. |
| COLECTOMY | • colectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure to remove all or part of the large intestine or colon. • COLECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the colon. |
| IDIOLECTS | • idiolects n. Plural of idiolect. • IDIOLECT n. an individual's distinctive form of speech. |
| SOCIOLECT | • sociolect n. (Sociolinguistics) The variant of language used by a social group such as a socioeconomic class, an… • SOCIOLECT n. a variety of languages used by members of a particular social class or group. |
| BOLECTIONS | • bolections n. Plural of bolection. • BOLECTION n. a moulding around a panel, projecting beyond the surface of the framing, also BALECTION, BILECTION. |
| GRAPHOLECT | • grapholect n. (Linguistics) A written variant of a language, analogous to a spoken dialect of a language. • GRAPHOLECT n. a standard written language. |
| IDIOLECTAL | • idiolectal adj. Of or relating to an idiolect. • IDIOLECTAL adj. of or like an idiolect, a distinctive individual form of speech, also IDIOLECTIC. |
| IDIOLECTIC | • idiolectic adj. Pertaining to an idiolect. • IDIOLECTIC adj. of or like an idiolect, a distinctive individual form of speech, also IDIOLECTAL. |
| SOCIOLECTS | • sociolects n. Plural of sociolect. • SOCIOLECT n. a variety of languages used by members of a particular social class or group. |
| COLECTOMIES | • colectomies n. Plural of colectomy. • COLECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the colon. |
| EMBOLECTOMY | • embolectomy n. (Surgery) Surgical removal of an embolus to relieve an embolism. • EMBOLECTOMY n. the surgical removal of an embolism. |
| GRAPHOLECTS | • grapholects n. Plural of grapholect. • GRAPHOLECT n. a standard written language. |
| EMBOLECTOMIES | • embolectomies n. Plural of embolectomy. • EMBOLECTOMY n. the surgical removal of an embolism. |