ISOGLOSS


Meaning of ISOGLOSS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈī-sə-ˌgläs, -ˌglȯs ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary is- + Greek glōssa language — more at gloss

Date: 1925

1. : a boundary line between places or regions that differ in a particular linguistic feature

2. : a line on a map representing an isogloss

• iso·gloss·al ˌī-sə-ˈglä-səl, -ˈglȯ- adjective

• iso·gloss·ic -ˈglä-sik, -ˈglȯ- adjective

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