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acrolects

noun

plural of acrolect
as in colloquials

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  1. dialects
  2. idioms
  3. mother tongues
  4. cants
  5. jargons
  6. patter
  7. tongues
  8. patois
Noun
  • Documenting many varieties is a way to not just share the language, but to illustrate how dialects of Pennsylvania Dutch differ and maybe even fill in each other’s gaps.
    — Eythana Miller, The Dial, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Italy is a unique country where every city has its own identity, architecture, traditions, flavors, dialects and even different ways of life.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of dialects
Noun
  • There are always critics in all idioms whose goal is writing about something much bigger using a review to get there.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Cinema is, after all, a language, and Belgian filmmakers come from a country built on the need to understand language as a bridge—between its regions, its people, and its idioms.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of idioms
Noun
  • Work with people of different ages, backgrounds, perspectives, and mother tongues.
    — Rachel Konrad, Time, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Each actress nails the comedic timing – and the accented English that flows with the cadence of their mother tongues.
    — Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
Definition of mother tongues
Noun
  • The fairway cants to the right.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
Definition of cants
Noun
  • Tech jargons aside, Guo believes that the reset will help the brand home in on what really matters.
    — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of jargons
Noun
  • Just ask Daniel Radcliffe, who landed the award two years ago largely thanks to that release valve of a patter song.
    — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Instead, people talked generously, in bland motivational patter, about the potential of the scene.
    — Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of patter
Noun
  • Mesh on the tongues ensures their breathability, and the simple off-white and black combination will be a breeze to style.
    — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2026
  • As the bullying escalates and tensions boil over, tongues loosen, forcing the truth out into the open.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of tongues
Noun
  • Jamaica’s official language and civilizational ideal was the Queen’s English, but the island’s lingua franca was the marvelous variant of that tongue called patois.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
  • In truth, plenty of New Yorkers are both privileged and come from elsewhere, but still fall into the rhythm and the patois that has long defined the city.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026
Definition of patois
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“Acrolects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acrolects. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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