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Meaning
Noun
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In Linguistics:
The language
variant
used by a specific individual.
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Origin
idiolect
English
dialect
English
διάλεκτος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
διαλέγομαι
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
idiom
English
idiome
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
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Etym
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