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idiolectThe speech habits peculiar to a particular person; an individual's unique way of speaking

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: The speech habits peculiar to a particular person; an individual's unique way of speaking

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈɪdiəˌlekt/

Korean meaning: 개인 언어, 개인 방언 (특정 개인만의 독특한 말하는 방식)

Korean pronunciation: 이-디-어-렉트 (강세: 이)

Example Sentences

  • The detective could identify the suspect by analyzing his idiolect in the recorded phone calls.
  • My grandmother's idiolect includes words that haven't been used for decades.
  • His idiolect is so unique that we can spot his anonymous posts on social media immediately.

idiolect

NOUN

//ˈɪdiəˌlekt//

The speech habits peculiar to a particular person; an individual's unique way of speaking

idiolect concept
💡 Concept

Everyone's unique way of speaking

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idiolect rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

An architect's idiolect bridges every dialect!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈɪdiəˌlekt/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈɪdiəˌlekt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixidio--
Root-lect

Origin

그리스어에서 온 언어학 용어로, '개인의'라는 뜻의 'idios'와 '방언'을 뜻하는 'dialect'가 합쳐진 말입니다. 마치 개인만의 언어 지문처럼, 각자가 가진 고유한 말투를 설명하는 용어가 되었습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

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dialect
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📝Examples

The detective could identify the suspect by analyzing his idiolect in the recorded phone calls.

My grandmother's idiolect includes words that haven't been used for decades.

😄 Fun example

His idiolect is so unique that we can spot his anonymous posts on social media immediately.

Shakespeare's idiolect created words that we still use today.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

personal dialectindividual speech patternlinguistic fingerprintspeech variety

Antonyms

standard dialectcommon speech

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