lect

[ lekt ]

/ lɛkt /

noun Linguistics.

a distinct variety of a language, as a standard variety or a nonstandard regional dialect: Without a central academy to govern usage, Standard English accepts more variation in grammar and lexicon than the standard lects of other languages.

Origin of lect

First recorded in 1970–75; (dia)lect

Words nearby lect

Leclair, Leclanché cell, Leconte de Lisle, Le Corbusier, Le Creusot, lect, lectern, lectin, lection, lectionary, lector

Definition for lect (2 of 2)

lect.

abbreviation

lecture.

lecturer.

Example sentences from the Web for lect

"Go'n' tuh 'lect 'nother captain," announced Mulcher thickly.
The Cruise of the Dry Dock|T. S. Stribling
For further discussion of the contrast between the two festivals of the dead, see below, Lect.
The Religious Experience of the Roman People|W. Warde Fowler
De fust thing dey done at cornshuckin's was to 'lect a gen'ral.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Work Projects Administration
The fuller teaching of the book on the subject of Woman will be found in Lect.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Proverbs|R. F. Horton

This subject, which occupies so large a part of the book, is further treated in Lect.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Proverbs|R. F. Horton

单词	lect
释义	lect [ lekt ] / lɛkt / noun Linguistics. a distinct variety of a language, as a standard variety or a nonstandard regional dialect: Without a central academy to govern usage, Standard English accepts more variation in grammar and lexicon than the standard lects of other languages. Origin of lect First recorded in 1970–75; (dia)lect Words nearby lect Leclair, Leclanché cell, Leconte de Lisle, Le Corbusier, Le Creusot, lect, lectern, lectin, lection, lectionary, lector Definition for lect (2 of 2) lect. abbreviation lecture. lecturer. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lect "Go'n' tuh 'lect 'nother captain," announced Mulcher thickly. The Cruise of the Dry Dock\|T. S. Stribling For further discussion of the contrast between the two festivals of the dead, see below, Lect. The Religious Experience of the Roman People\|W. Warde Fowler De fust thing dey done at cornshuckin's was to 'lect a gen'ral. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States\|Work Projects Administration The fuller teaching of the book on the subject of Woman will be found in Lect. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Proverbs\|R. F. Horton This subject, which occupies so large a part of the book, is further treated in Lect. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Proverbs\|R. F. Horton
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