Meaning Of The Word Basilect
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Basilect Meaning
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basilect in American English
noun: the variety of language in a creole continuum that is most distinct from the acrolect basilect in British English noun: (in a region where creole is or has been spoken) the dialect closest to that creole and furthest removed from the most prestigious dialect (the acrolect) of the region |
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