acrolect
acrolect · acrolects
Akrolekt
The variety of speech that is considered most suitable for formal occasionsThe variety of speech that is considered most suitable for formal occasions (typically using only standard forms).
US/ˈæk.ɹə.lɛkt/
Meaning
1 sensesThe variety of speech that is considered most suitable for formal occasions (typically using only standard forms).
Akrolekt
Translations
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By meaning 1
variety of speech that is considered the standard form:
Origin
From acro- (“tip; peak”) + -lect, coined by William Alexander Stewart in 1965.From acro- (“tip; peak”) + -lect, coined by William Alexander Stewart in 1965.
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Forms
plural: acrolectsWord family
3 related wordsDerivedacrolectal