ACROLECT


Meaning of ACROLECT in English

[ '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.