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1. (n.) dialect
a variety of a language distinguished from other varieties by features of phonology, grammar, and vocabulary and by its use by a group of speakers set off from others geographically or socially.
2. dialect
a provincial, rural, or socially distinct variety of a language that differs from the standard language.
3. dialect
any special variety of a language:
the literary dialect.
4. dialect
a language considered as one of a group that have a common ancestor:
Persian, Latin, and English are Indo-European dialects.
Etymology: (1545–55; < L dialectus < Gk diálektos discourse, language, dialect, n. der. of dialégesthai to converse (dia-dia - +légein to speak))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) dialect, idiom, accent
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
"the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"
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1. (noun) dialect
language used in a particular area of a country
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) dialect
means or mode of expressing thoughts; language; tongue; form of speech
2. (noun) dialect
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 characterized by local peculiarities or specific circumstances; as, the Ionic and Attic were dialects of Greece; the Yorkshire dialect; the dialect of the learned
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Sense: a way of speaking found only in a certain area or among a certain group or class of people
They were speaking in dialect.
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 Afrikaans: dialek, streekspraak |
 Arabic: لَهْجَه، لُغَه مَحَلِّيَّ |
 Bulgarian: диалект |
 Brazilian: dialeto |
 Czech: nářečí |
 German: der Dialekt |
 Danish: dialekt |
 Greek: διάλεκτος |
 Spanish: dialecto |
 Estonian: murre |
 Farsi: گویش؛ لهجه |
 Finnish: murre |
 French: dialecte |
 Hebrew: נִיב, עֵגָה |
 Hindi: बोली, उपभाषा |
 Croatian: dijalekt, narječje |
 Hungarian: tájszólás, nyelvjárás |
 Indonesian: dialek |
 Icelandic: mállÿska |
 Italian: dialetto |
 Japanese: 方言 |
 Korean: 방언 |
 Lithuanian: tarmė, dialektas |
 Latvian: dialekts; izloksne |
 Malay: loghat |
 Dutch: dialect |
 Norwegian: dialekt, målføre |
 Polish: dialekt |
 Persian: گویش؛ لهجه |
 Pashto: لهجه (ديوى ژبى |
 Portuguese: dialecto |
 Romanian: dialect |
 Russian: диалект |
 Slovak: nárečie |
 Slovenian: narečje |
 Serbian: dijalekt |
 Swedish: dialekt |
 Thai: ภาษาถิ่น |
 Turkish: lehçe |
 Taiwanese: 方言 |
 Ukrainian: діалект; говір |
 Urdu: کسی علاقے کی مقامی بولی |
 Vietnamese: thổ ngữ |
 Chinese: 方言 |
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