cryptolect en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- krĭpʹtəlĕkt' (General-American)
- /ˈkɹɪptəˌlɛkt/ (General-American)
- /ˈkɹɪptə(ʊ)lɛkt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From crypto- (prefix ‘hidden; secret’) + -lect (suffix denoting a language variety).
Meanings
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A secretive language form used by a subculture; an arcane cant.
Cockney rhyming slang developed originally from the cryptolects of London’s thieves and vagabonds.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cryptolects | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
geolect · mimolect · jargon · antilanguage · jargon · regionalect · medialect · communalect · lingo · acolutholect · pubilect · mesolect · natiolect · doculect · mesilect · basilect · idiolect · lingo · patrilect · acrolect · argot · genderlect · chronolect · panlectal · polylectal · monolectal · isolect · paralect · intalk · dialect · topolect · ethnolect · hyperlect · familect · regiolect · similect · intalk · sociolect · xenolect · ecolect · matrilect
Deriveds
Hypernyms
lect · languoid · variety · language
Relateds
language · slang · :Category:Cant by language
Synonyms
cant · cryptolect · antilanguage · argot
Translations (30)
ro limbaj secret (secretive language form used by a subculture — see also cant) · uk кант (secretive language form used by a subculture — see also cant) · eo sekreta lingvo (secretive language form used by a subculture — see also cant) · sl latovščina (secretive language form used by a subculture — see also cant) · ca criptolecte (secretive language form used by a subculture — see also cant) · pt criptoleto (secretive language form used by a subculture — see also cant) · eo kaŝlingvo (secretive language form used by a subculture — see also cant) · ja 符牒 (secretive language form used by a subculture — see also cant) · uk криптоле́кт (secretive language form used by a subculture — see also cant) · nl geheimtaal (secretive language form used by a subculture — see also cant) · pt argot (secretive language form used by a subculture — see also cant) · fi salakieli (secretive language form used by a subculture — see also cant) · de Geheimsprache (secretive language form used by a subculture — see also cant) · sv kodspråk (secretive language form used by a subculture — see also cant) · fa زبان رمزی (secretive language form used by a subculture — see also cant) · hy ծածկալեզու (secretive language form used by a subculture — see also cant) · fy geheimtaal (secretive language form used by a subculture — see also cant) · uk арго́ (secretive language form used by a subculture — see also cant) · fy argot (secretive language form used by a subculture — see also cant) · pt língua secreta (secretive language form used by a subculture — see also cant) · fr cryptolecte (secretive language form used by a subculture — see also cant) · ru арго́ (secretive language form used by a subculture — see also cant) · fy kryptolekt (secretive language form used by a subculture — see also cant) · nn løynspråk (secretive language form used by a subculture — see also cant) · ko 변말 (secretive language form used by a subculture — see also cant) · nb skjulespråk (secretive language form used by a subculture — see also cant) · eo kriptolekto (secretive language form used by a subculture — see also cant) · nn løyndespråk (secretive language form used by a subculture — see also cant) · nb kryptolekt (secretive language form used by a subculture — see also cant) · he שפת סתרים (secretive language form used by a subculture — see also cant)