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cryptolect n

(linguistics) A secretive language form used by a subculture; an arcane cant. The American lexicographer Noah Webster was born on this day in 1758. To mark this day, which is celebrated by some as National Dictionary Day in the United States, we are featuring a series of language-related words.

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