idiolect

[ id-ee-uh-lekt ]
/ ˈɪd i əˌlɛkt /

noun Linguistics.

a person's individual speech pattern. Compare dialect(def 1).

Origin of idiolect

1945–50; idio- + -lect, as in dialect

Words nearby idiolect

idiographic, idioheteroagglutinin, idioheterolysin, idioisoagglutinin, idioisolysin, idiolect, idiolysin, idiom, idiomatic, idiomorphic, idiomuscular contraction

British Dictionary definitions for idiolect

idiolect
/ (ˈɪdɪəˌlɛkt) /

noun

the variety or form of a language used by an individual

Derived forms of idiolect

idiolectal or idiolectic, adjective