abstand

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adjective

Of a language or dialect (a lect), being different from another lect in its intrinsic linguistic features (as opposed to extrinsic features such as social, political or legal status)

OriginGerman Abstandsprache →
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Meanings

adjectiveabstand (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehuman sciencesOf a language or dialect (a lect), being different from another lect in its intrinsic linguistic features (as opposed to extrinsic features such as social, political or legal status)

Origin

  1. GermanAbstandsprache
  2. Englishabstand

From German Abstandsprache.

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APA

abstand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstand

MLA

“abstand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstand. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abstand,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstand.

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