idiolect en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɪd.i.ə.lɛkt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɘ.di.ɐʉ.lekt/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈɪd.i.əʊ̯.lɛkt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɪd.i.ə.lɛkt/ (General-American)
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From idio- + -lect.
Meanings
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The language variant used by a specific individual.
She perfected the fictional idiolect, fashioning habits of speaking for even minor characters that rendered them utterly singular.
2012, John Mullan, What Matters in Jane Austen?: Twenty Crucial Puzzles Solved, page 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| idiolects | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
idiolectal · idiolectical · idiolectic
Relateds
Translations (40)
ru идиоле́кт (variant of a language used by a particular individual) · fi idiolekti (variant of a language used by a particular individual) · es idiolecto (variant of a language used by a particular individual) · pl mowa osobnicza (variant of a language used by a particular individual) · fr idiolecte (variant of a language used by a particular individual) · de Individualsprachgebrauch (variant of a language used by a particular individual) · ja 個人語 (variant of a language used by a particular individual) · sv idiolekt (variant of a language used by a particular individual) · el ιδιόλεκτο (variant of a language used by a particular individual) · pl język osobniczy (variant of a language used by a particular individual) · uk ідіоле́кт (variant of a language used by a particular individual) · ca idiolecte (variant of a language used by a particular individual) · de Idiolekt (variant of a language used by a particular individual) · pl idiolekt (variant of a language used by a particular individual) · da idiolekt (variant of a language used by a particular individual) · ga idióileict (variant of a language used by a particular individual) · hu idiolektus (variant of a language used by a particular individual) · id idiolek (variant of a language used by a particular individual) · it idioletto (variant of a language used by a particular individual) · is einkamállýska (variant of a language used by a particular individual) · tl sariwika (variant of a language used by a particular individual) · fi yksilömurre (variant of a language used by a particular individual) · nb idiolekt (variant of a language used by a particular individual) · ar لَهْجَةٌ شَخْصِيَّة (variant of a language used by a particular individual) · ro idiolect (variant of a language used by a particular individual) · mi reo-ā-tangata (variant of a language used by a particular individual) · cy priodiaith (variant of a language used by a particular individual) · cmn 個人習語 /个人习语 (variant of a language used by a particular individual) · ms idiolek (variant of a language used by a particular individual) · ga urlabhra aonair (variant of a language used by a particular individual) · af idiolek (variant of a language used by a particular individual) · ko 개인어 (variant of a language used by a particular individual) · ga canúint aonair (variant of a language used by a particular individual) · ar كتبة (variant of a language used by a particular individual) · cs idiolekt (variant of a language used by a particular individual) · ga féinchanúint (variant of a language used by a particular individual) · tr bireydil (variant of a language used by a particular individual) · pt idioleto (variant of a language used by a particular individual) · el ιδιόλεκτος (variant of a language used by a particular individual) · nn idiolekt (variant of a language used by a particular individual)