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The language or speech of one individual at a particular period in life
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idiolect
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Wikipedia
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Idiolect is an individual's distinctive and unique use of language , including speech. This unique usage encompasses vocabulary , grammar , and pronunciation . Idiolect is the variety of language unique to an individual. This differs from a dialect , a ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1948, from idio- + second element abstracted from dialect .
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Such a personal dialect or variety is usually termed an idiolect .
Wiktionary
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n. (context linguistics English) The language variant used by a specific individual.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
idiolect \idiolect\ n. (Linguistics) the language or speech of one individual at a particular period in life.
WordNet
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n. the language or speech of one individual at a particular period in life