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mesolect | undefined |

As a noun mesolect

is (linguistics) a variety of speech that is midway between the acrolect and the basilect.

As an adjective undefined is

lacking a definition or value.

mesolect

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (linguistics) A variety of speech that is midway between the acrolect and the basilect.
  • * 1973 Sep, , The Nature of a Creole Continuum'', in ''Language 49(3), page 642, [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0097-8507%28197309%2949%3A3%3C640%3ATNOACC%3E2.0.CO%3B2-K]
    • [...] one characteristic of the mesolect seems to be that it contains, not merely forms from the polar lects, but forms which in function, if not always in phonetic shape, are peculiar to itself.

    Related terms

    * acrolect * basilect

    Anagrams

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    undefined

    English

    Adjective

    (wikipedia undefined) (-)
  • Lacking a definition or value.
  • (mathematics, computing) That does not have a meaning and is thus not assigned an interpretation.
    • The result of division by zero is undefined .

    Antonyms

    * defined