decreolization

n. a stage of linguistic evolution that sometimes follows the formation of a creole, in which its structure is further elaborated through the influence of the standard language and other languages in contact. The complex linguistic situation that arises in such cases is often referred to as a postcreolization continuum.

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secondary amenorrhea

see amenorrhea.