Idiolect
Idiolect noun - The language or speech of one individual at a particular period in life.
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Synonyms for Idiolect
Mother tongue and idiolect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mother tongue" instead a noun "Idiolect".
Mother tongue
Mother tongue noun - The stock of words, pronunciation, and grammar used by a people as their basic means of communication.
Usage example: although the anthropologist could speak the local language fairly well, she was always glad to find someone who shared her mother tongue
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Synonyms for Mother tongue
Idiolect and mother tongue are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Idiolect" instead a noun phrase "Mother tongue".
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Related pairs
- tongue and idiolect
- tongue and mother tongue
- speech and idiolect
- speech and mother tongue
- idiom and idiolect
- idiom and mother tongue
- dialect and idiolect
- dialect and mother tongue
- vernacular and idiolect
- vernacular and mother tongue
- patois and idiolect
- patois and mother tongue
- language and idiolect
- language and mother tongue
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Mother tongue and Idiolect. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/idiolect/mother_tongue
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