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idiolect

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idiolect

Main Entry:: id·i·o·lect
Pronunciation:: \ˈi-dē-ə-ˌlekt\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: idio- + -lect (as in dialect)
Date:: 1948

: the language or speech pattern of one individual at a particular period of life

— id·io·lec·tal

\ˌi-dē-ə-ˈlek-t^əl\ adjective

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