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acrolect

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Definition of acrolect

as in mother tongue

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Noun

D’Arcy continued their Emmys moment by announcing that Clarke will introduce the winner of the category in High Valyrian, the mother tongue of House Targaryen.

— Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
Acting was entirely new territory, but there was a comfort level in the role being Thai and her character speaking both English and her mother tongue.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 23 June 2026

Definition of mother tongue

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Over the decades, though, Reich’s idiom has become part of the mainstream.

— Joshua Barone, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2026
The first Velvet Underground album, the mid-period Beatles, Kinks, and Creedence Clearwater Revival records, with enough time, seem almost like different components to the same idiom.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of idiom

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The reality, of course, is that the Southern accent is not some incorrect version of a national standard but instead a historically separate and unique dialect – or, more accurately, set of dialects.

— Valerie M. Fridland, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
The conflicts are raw and unresolved, and Churchill forces theatergoers to make up their own minds about the characters’ furious dialect.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of dialect

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Preply analyzed 3,000 Reddit posts and comments about corporate jargon.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
For now, this is an intriguing proof of concept, a tantalizing glimpse of what electric mobility might look like someday, and a technology wrapped in enough engineering jargon to make the average driver’s eyes glaze over.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of jargon

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There’s a level of seriousness that belies the 90-minute comedy film he’s made, which features an imbecilic white rapper who speaks in Caribbean-British slang and a contraption that shoots bullets out of one’s rear end.

— Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
McCaffrey and the 49ers will return to the United States after their win and lesson in Australian slang to play the Miami Dolphins in Week 2.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of slang

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Hollywood productions coming in are good for the industry because the crews get work, but the stories are not Australian and the vernacular is not Australian.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026
Dozens of Jewish worshippers surrounding him respond in a chorus of amens and praises of God in Aramaic, the ancient Jewish vernacular.

— Ilan Ben Zion, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Oct. 2026

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