cryptolect
cryp·to·lect
cryptolect · cryptolects
криптолект, арго, кант
арго
Geheimsprache
A secretive language form used by a subcultureA secretive language form used by a subculture; an arcane cant.
UK/ˈkɹɪptə(ʊ)lɛkt/US/ˈkɹɪptəˌlɛkt/
Meaning
1 sensesA secretive language form used by a subculture; an arcane cant.
Cockney rhyming slang developed originally from the cryptolects of London’s thieves and vagabonds.
Geheimsprache
арго́argó
криптоле́ктkryptolékt, арго́arhó, кантkant
Translations
5 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
secretive language form used by a subculture — see also cant:
Русский
By meaning 1
secretive language form used by a subculture — see also cant:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
secretive language form used by a subculture — see also cant:
Origin
From crypto- (prefix ‘hidden; secret’) + -lect (suffix denoting a language variety).From crypto- (prefix ‘hidden; secret’) + -lect (suffix denoting a language variety).
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Forms
plural: cryptolects| Singular | cryptolect |
|---|---|
| Plural | cryptolects |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsDerivedcryptolectal