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Definition of
idiolect noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
idiolect
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈɪdiəˌlɛkt
/
/
[
countable
,
uncountable
]
(
linguistics
)
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the way that a particular person uses language
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dialect
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idiolect
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