sociolect
Meaninga group's way of speaking
Common meaning: the way of speaking typical of a social group
- socia companion or allyLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1715 · scan
- lectvariety of speech
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Latin socius ‘a companion or ally’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry socius, p. 1715 · dictionary scan
Roots
- socius Latin “a companion or ally”
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