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dialect

UK
/ˈdaɪə.lɛkt/
US
/ˈdaɪə.lɛkt/

Translations

dialectnoun
dialects
pl
UK
/ˈdaɪə.lɛkt/
US
/ˈdaɪə.lɛkt/
The local dialect is difficult for outsiders to understand.
Местный диалект трудно понять посторонним.
Synonyms
language
tongue
vernacular
idiolect
patois
regionalism
accent
dialectadjective
UK
/ˈdaɪ.ə.lekt/
US
/ˈdaɪ.əˌlɛkt/
Used attributively before nouns (e.g. "dialect words") to mean ‘pertaining to a dialect’.
Synonyms
dialectal
regional
vernacular
colloquial
local
provincial
nonstandard
idiosyncratic

Definitions

dialectnoun
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.
dialectadjective
Relating to or characteristic of dialects; dialectal.
The anthology features dialect poetry from the northern counties.
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