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November 8th, 2009: BASILECT

Definition: BASILECT*BASILECTS n the least prestigious language of an area

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Hooks: basilectS

Ana-hooks: biacetYls bisUlcate blasteMic celibatEs ceMbalist sticKable

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Blana-grams: ableistS aleMbics aRticles asbeStic astilbeS bacKlist balKiest balLetic balMiest basAltic bastileS bastilLe biacetYl biMetals blacKest blastieR blastieS cabAlist cabiNets calCites calibeRs calibRes caNistel castAble celibatE cilIates citaDels citeablE claYiest cleMatis cliMates cOaliest Dialects elasticS ePiblast etHicals Gestical icebOats iNstable labiAtes laMbiest latTices libRates listabLe Meticals Obstacle Recitals satiAble scabliKe scalieSt sePtical sibIlate silIcate sOciable sOcietal stabileS steRical sUitable tabeTics tiebacKs tieclasP tiMbales

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Sub-anagrams: ab abet abets able ableist ables ablest abs abseil ace aces act acts ae ai ail ails ais aisle ait aits al alb albeit albite albites albs ale alec alecs ales alist alit als alt alts as asci astilbe at ate atelic ates ba bail bails bait baits bal bale bales bals bas base basic basil bast baste bastile bat bate bates bats be beast beat beats bel bels belt belts bes best bestial bet beta betas bets bi bias bice bices bile biles bis bise bisect bit bite bites bits blae blase blast blastie blat blate blats bleat bleats blest blet blets blite blites cab cable cables cablet cablets cabs case cast caste castle cat cate cates cats ceiba ceibas ceil ceils cel cels celt celts cesta cesti cis cist citable cite cites clast cleat cleats east eat eats eclat eclats el elastic els es et eta etas etic ice ices ilea ileac is isba isle islet istle it its la lab labs lac lace laces laciest lacs laic laics las lase last lat late lati latices lats lea leas least lei leis lest let lets li lib libs lice lie lies lis list lit litas lite lits sab (and 90 more)


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