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isolating
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isolation pay
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Isolde
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isoleucine
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isolex
i·so·lex [ ssə lèks ] (plural i·so·lex·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
boundary showing word use: a line on a language map that surrounds an area within which a particular word is used
[Early 20th century. <iso- + Greek lexis "word"]
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