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dialect
[ dahy-uh-lekt ]
noun
- Linguistics. a variety of a language that is distinguished from other varieties of the same language by features of phonology, grammar, and vocabulary, and by its use by a group of speakers who are set off from others geographically or socially.
- a provincial, rural, or socially distinct variety of a language that differs from the standard language, especially when considered as substandard.
Synonyms: ,
- a special variety of a language:
The literary dialect is usually taken as the standard language.
- a language considered as one of a group that have a common ancestor:
Persian, Latin, and English are Indo-European dialects.
- jargon or cant.
dialect
/ ˈ岹ɪəˌɛ /
noun
- a form of a language spoken in a particular geographical area or by members of a particular social class or occupational group, distinguished by its vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation
- a form of a language that is considered inferior
the farmer spoke dialect and was despised by the merchants
- ( as modifier )
a dialect word
Derived Forms
- ˌ徱ˈٲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·徱a· noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of dialect1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Slot comes across as likeable, approachable and intelligent in interviews, although there were occasions in his early days when he struggled to grasp the local dialect.
It was like using an old dialect to describe a new language.
Fair warning: It sounds a lot like English, but the language takes on an entirely new meaning in developers’ native dialect.
“Severance” takes corporate dialect beyond the practice of concise, emotionally neutral workplace communication — office jargon’s alleged purpose — into an alternate universe.
The inventory will also include its unique dialect, bush medicine, games, crafts, architecture and boat-building techniques.
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