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Definition of speech community noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

speech community

noun
 
/ˈspiːtʃ kəmjuːnəti/
 
/ˈspiːtʃ kəmjuːnəti/
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  1. all the people who speak a particular language or variety of a language
    • the Kodava speech community in India
    • speech communities such as high school students or hip hop fans
    • feminine and masculine speech communities
    Extra Examples
    • The members of a speech community share many cultural attitudes.
    • phonological variation in a speech community
See speech community in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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