abstand

See also: Abstand

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Abstandsprache.

Adjective

abstand (not comparable)

1. (linguistics, sociolinguistics) 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)

Coordinate terms

• ausbau