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