IDIOLECT


Meaning of IDIOLECT in English

/ ˈɪdiəlekt; NAmE / noun

[ C , U ] ( linguistics ) the way that a particular person uses language

—compare dialect

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WORD ORIGIN

1940s: from idio- own, personal + -lect as in dialect .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.