[ 'akrə(ʊ)lɛkt ]
■ noun Linguistics the most prestigious dialect or variety of a language. Contrasted with basilect .
Derivatives
~al adjective
Origin
1960s: from Gk akron 'summit' + -lect as in dialect .
[ 'akrə(ʊ)lɛkt ]
■ noun Linguistics the most prestigious dialect or variety of a language. Contrasted with basilect .
Derivatives
~al adjective
Origin
1960s: from Gk akron 'summit' + -lect as in dialect .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004