mesolect

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mez′ə lekt′, mes′-, mē′zə-, -sə-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mes•o•lect  (mez′ə lekt′, mes′-, mē′zə-, -sə-),USA pronunciation n. [Ling.]
  1. Linguisticsany variety of language in a creole continuum that is intermediate between the basilect and the acrolect. Cf. acrolect, basilect. 
  • meso- + (dia)lect
mes′o•lec′tal, adj. 

'mesolect' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
acrolect - basilect

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