-lect
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See also: lect
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the terminal element of dialect, thus representing the Ancient Greek element -λεκτος (-lektos), ultimately from λέγω (légō, “I say or speak”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-lect
Derived terms[edit]
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References[edit]
- “-lect, comb. form”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1989.