id ‧ i ‧ o ‧ lect /ˈɪdiəlekt/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] technical
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: idio- 'own, personal' (from Greek , from idios ; ⇨ ↑ idiot ) + -lect (as in dialect) ]
the way in which a particular person uses language
⇨ ↑ dialect