creolized

[kree-uh-lahyzd]

cre·o·lized

[kree-uh-lahyzd]
adjective
(of a language) formerly a pidgin but now the native language of a group of speakers, with consequent enrichment of the vocabulary by borrowing and creation.

Origin:
1875–80; creolize + -ed2

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Creolized is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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cre·o·lize

[kree-uh-lahyz] verb, cre·o·lized, cre·o·liz·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to render (a language) creolized.
verb (used without object)
2.
to become creolized.
Also, especially British, cre·o·lise.


Origin:
1810–20; Creole + -ize

cre·o·li·za·tion, noun
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creolized or creolised (ˈkriːəˌlaɪzd)
 
adj
(of a language) incorporating a considerable range of features from one or more unrelated languages, as the result of contact between language communities
 
creolised or creolised
 
adj

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