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Definition of idiolect noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

idiolect

noun

/ˈɪdiəlekt/

/ˈɪdiəlekt/

[countable, uncountable] (linguistics)

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the way that a particular person uses language compare dialectTopics Languagec2
Word Origin1940s: from idio- ‘own, personal’ + -lect as in dialect.

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