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Definition of Dialect
1. Noun. The usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people. "It has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"
Generic synonyms: Non-standard Speech
Specialized synonyms: Eye Dialect, Patois
Examples of language type: Bang, Spang, Euphonious, Forrad, Forrard, Forward, Forwards, Frontward, Frontwards
Derivative terms: Accentuate, Dialectal
Definition of Dialect
1. n. Means or mode of expressing thoughts; language; tongue; form of speech.
Definition of Dialect
1. Noun. (linguistics) A variety of a language (specifically, often a spoken variety) that is characteristic of a particular area, community or group, often with relatively minor differences in vocabulary, style, spelling and pronunciation. ¹
2. Noun. A dialect of a language perceived as substandard and wrong. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dialect
1. a regional variety of a language [n -S]
Medical Definition of Dialect
1. 1. Means or mode of expressing thoughts; language; tongue; form of speech. "This book is writ in such a dialect As may the minds of listless men affect. Bunyan. The universal dialect of the world." (South) 2. The form of speech of a limited region or people, as distinguished from ether forms nearly related to it; a variety or subdivision of a language; speech characterised by local peculiarities or specific circumstances; as, the Ionic and Attic were dialects of Greece; the Yorkshire dialect; the dialect of the learned. "In the midst of this Babel of dialects there suddenly appeared a standard English language." (Earle) "[Charles V] could address his subjects from every quarter in their native dialect." (Prescott) Synonym: Language, idiom, tongue, speech, phraseology. See Language, and Idiom. Origin: F. Dialecte, L. Dialectus, fr. Gr, fr. To converse, discourse. See Dialogue. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dialect
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