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relex.

A conlang created by substituting new vocabulary into the grammar of an existing language.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A conlang created by substituting new vocabulary into the grammar of an existing language.

    Lojban started as a relex of Loglan, but the languages' grammars have since diverged.
  2. A programming language that differs from another only by the names of keywords, functions, etc.

    broadly
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Clipping of relexification.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.