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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sociolect /ˈsəʊsɪə(ʊ)lɛkt, ˈsəʊʃɪə(ʊ)-/

▶noun the dialect of a particular social class.

– origin 1970s: from socio- + -lect as in dialect.

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