lect
a distinct variety of a language, as a standard variety or a nonstandard regional dialect: Without a central academy to govern usage, Standard English accepts more variation in grammar and lexicon than the standard lects of other languages.
Origin of lect
1Other definitions for lect. (2 of 2)
lecture.
lecturer.
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How to use lect in a sentence
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The Minister's Wooing | Harriet Beecher StoweI was laughing, you rec'lect, when I come back to tell you 'twas all right; I expect you knew pretty well how twas.
Pippin; A Wandering Flame | Laura E. RichardsYou might as well try to squeeze ile out o' Bunker-Hill monument, as to c'lect a debt o' him.
I c'n t ba'ly rec'lect t' say 'Thank-ye,' but there my power gives out.
Wanted: A Husband | Samuel Hopkins AdamsBut I find it hard to rec'lect that about you, Mr. Peter; you're so sympathetic, you might be a young lady.
The Lee Shore | Rose Macaulay
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