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isogloss
i·so·gloss [ ssə glòss ] (plural i·so·gloss·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
geographic boundary of linguistic usage: a line on a language map that surrounds an area within which a linguistic usage such as a dialectal word is found
[Early 20th century. <iso- + Greek glossa "language"]

i·so·gloss·al [ ssə glóss'l ] adjective
i·so·glos·sic [ ssə glóssik ] adjective
i·so·glot·tal [ ssə glótt'l ] adjective
i·so·glot·tic [ ssə glóttik ] adjective
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