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acrolect

[ ak-ruh-lekt ]

noun

, Linguistics.
  1. the variety of language in a creole continuum that approximates most closely the standard variety of a major international language, as the English spoken in Guyana or Jamaica.

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Other Words From

  • acro·lectal adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of acrolect1

First recorded in 1960–65; acro- + (dia)lect

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acrogynousacrolein

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