dialect continuum
noun1
Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences A range of dialects that vary slightly across a geographical area, but whose differences accumulate over a certain distance.
- Related terms
- language continuum, macrolanguage
noun
Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences A range of dialects that vary slightly across a geographical area, but whose differences accumulate over a certain distance.
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