Lect vs Lest - What's the difference?
lect | lest |
(linguistics, sociolinguistics) A specific form of a language or : a language or a dialect.
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For fear that; that . . . not; in order that . . . not; in case.
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, title= That (without the negative particle); – after certain expressions denoting fear or apprehension.
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, passage=Mr. Cooke at once began a tirade against the residents of Asquith for permitting a sandy and generally disgraceful condition of the roads. So roundly did he vituperate the inn management in particular, and with such a loud flow of words, that I trembled lest he should be heard on the veranda.}}
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As a noun lect
is a specific form of a language or language cluster: a language or a dialect.As a conjunction lest is
for fear that; that . . . not; in order that . . . not; in case.lect
English
(wikipedia lect)Noun
(en noun)- These, together with (some) Romansh lects', belong to our West Rhaetian; the /?/ also supported by two '''lects''' from the Ticino which by our criteria are NWIt, and by the partially umlauting '''lects''' of Lombardy which together with (some) Engadine ' lects belong to our East Rhaetian.
Usage notes
The term is used when it is not possible or preferable to decide whether something is a distinct language or only a dialect of a language.Synonyms
* varietyDerived terms
* lectallest
English
Conjunction
(English Conjunctions)Lunacy?, passage=Lest any astrologer reading this result get cocky, Dr Cajochen does not believe that what he has found is directly influenced by the Moon through, say, some tidal effect. What he thinks he has discovered is an additional hand on the body’s clock-face.}}