MESOLECT


Meaning of MESOLECT in English

— mesolectal , adj.

/mez"euh lekt', mes"-, mee"zeuh-, -seuh-/ , n. Ling.

any variety of language in a creole continuum that is intermediate between the basilect and the acrolect. Cf. acrolect, basilect .

[ MESO- + (DIA)LECT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .