cryptolect
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English
Etymology
From crypto- (prefix ‘hidden; secret’) + -lect (suffix denoting a language variety).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɹɪptə(ʊ)lɛkt/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) enPR: krĭpʹtəlĕk(t)', IPA(key): /ˈkɹɪptəˌlɛk(t)/
- Hyphenation: cryp‧to‧lect
Noun
cryptolect (plural cryptolects)
- (linguistics) A secretive language form used by a subculture; an arcane cant.
- Coordinate terms: antilanguage, argot, intalk, jargon, lingo; see also Thesaurus:cryptolect
- Cockney rhyming slang developed originally from the cryptolects of London’s thieves and vagabonds.
Derived terms
Translations
secretive language form used by a subculture — see also cant
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See also
References
- ^ “cryptolect, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, July 2023; “cryptolect, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Further reading
cant (language) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
