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post-creole continuum

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables
post-cre-ole -con-tin-u-um
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
7
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A situation wherein a creole language consists of a spectrum of varieties between those most and least similar to the superstrate language.

Inflected Forms

post-creole continua (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

acrolect basilect hyperlect lect matrilect mesolect patois pidgin

Questions

What does post-creole continuum mean?
A situation wherein a creole language consists of a spectrum of varieties between those most and least similar to the superstrate language.

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