acrolect

ac ro lect |ˈakrəˌlekt ˈækrəˌlɛkt | ▶noun Linguistics the most prestigious dialect or variety of a particular language (used esp. in the study of Creoles ). Compare with basilect, mesolect. DERIVATIVES ac ro lec tal |akrəˈlektl |adjective ORIGIN 1960s: from Greek akron ‘summit ’ + -lect as in dialect .

acrolect

acrolect |ˈakrə (ʊ )lɛkt | ▶noun Linguistics the most prestigious dialect or variety of a particular language. Contrasted with basilect. DERIVATIVES acrolectal adjective ORIGIN 1960s: from Greek akron ‘summit ’ + -lect as in dialect .