cryptolect

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Etymology

From crypto- + -lect.

Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: krĭpʹtəlĕkt, IPA: /ˈkɹɪptəlɛkt/
• (America) enPR: krĭpʹtəlĕkt', IPA: /ˈkɹɪptəˌlɛkt/

Noun

cryptolect (plural cryptolects)

1. (linguistics) A secretive language form used by a subculture; an arcane cant.

   Cockney rhyming slang developed originally from the cryptolects of London’s thieves and vagabonds.

Translations

• French: cryptolecte
• German: Geheimsprache

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