Isolex

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An isogloss indicating where a certain word is used.
  2. 2
    an isogloss marking off the area in which a particular item of vocabulary is found. wordnet

Etymology

From iso- + and lexical or similar.

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