isogloss

Meaning

Noun

A line on a map indicating the geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature.

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Origin

From iso- + gloss, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἴσος ("equal") (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wi- ("to separate")) + γλῶσσα (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *glōgʰs).

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