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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
acrolect /ˈakrə(ʊ)lɛkt/

▶noun Linguistics the most prestigious dialect or variety of a language. Contrasted with basilect.

– derivatives
acrolectal adjective.

– origin 1960s: from Gk akron ‘summit’ + -lect as in dialect.

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