Chronolect

//ˈkɹɒnəʊlɛkt// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A specific variety of a language at a given time in its history of development.

    "Koine and Byzantine are chronolects of Greek."

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"Koine and Byzantine are chronolects of Greek."

Etymology

From chrono- (“time”) + -lect (“[language] variety”).

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