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lectal

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From lect +‎ -al.

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lectal (comparative more lectal, superlative most lectal)

  1. Of or relating to a lect.
    the lectal area
    • 2012, James Lambert, “Beyond Hobson Jobson: Towards a new lexicography for Indian English”, in English World-Wide, →DOI, page 293:
      [M]y use of the term "Indian English" also takes an inclusive attitude to questions of competence, linguistic domain, and lectal continua.

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