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dialect

/ˈdaɪə.lɛkt/

dialectnoun

dialects

/ˈdaɪə.lɛkt/

Translations

dialecteLinguistique ; s’emploie aussi pour une variante d’un langage de programmation.

The southern dialect of the country has a distinct accent and vocabulary.

Le dialecte du sud du pays a un accent et un vocabulaire distincts.

Additional translations

parlerSe dit surtout d’une variété régionale ou sociale de la langue.

Definitions

A particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group.

The southern dialect of the country has a distinct accent and vocabulary.

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.

Linguists study the dialects of different regions to understand how languages evolve.

A distinct version of a computer programming language that differs from the standard by features of syntax, semantics, or implementation.

Early home computers often ran their own dialects of BASIC.

Synonyms

dialectadjective

/ˈdaɪ.ə.lekt/

/ˈdaɪ.əˌlɛkt/

Used attributively before nouns (e.g. "dialect words") to mean ‘pertaining to a dialect’.

Translations

dialectal

The anthology features dialect poetry from the northern counties.

L’anthologie présente de la poésie dialectale des comtés du nord.

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of dialects; dialectal.

The anthology features dialect poetry from the northern counties.

Synonyms