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Definitions for Dialect
[1] 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.
[2] a provincial, rural, or socially distinct variety of a language that differs from the standard language, especially when considered as substandard.
[3] a special variety of a language: The literary dialect is usually taken as the standard language.
[4] a language considered as one of a group that have a common ancestor: Persian, Latin, and English are Indo-European dialects.
[5] jargon or cant.
[6] 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
Words related to Dialect
patois, vocabulary, language, accent, idiom, pronunciation, vernacular, lingo, tongue, jargon, terminology, slang, patter, argot, cant, provincialism, localism, regionalism
Words nearby Dialect
dial gauge, dial tone, dial train, dial-up, dial., dialect, dialect atlas, dialect geography, dialectal, dialectic, dialectical
Origin of Dialect
1545–55; < Latin dialectus < Greek diálektos discourse, language, dialect, equivalent to dialég(esthai ) to converse (dia- dia- + légein to speak) + -tos verbal adjective suffix
Other words from Dialect
sub·di·a·lect , noun
Word origin for Dialect
C16: from Latin dialectus, from Greek dialektos speech, dialect, discourse, from dialegesthai to converse, from legein to talk, speak
Synonyms for Dialect
accent, idiom, jargon, language, lingo, patois, pronunciation, slang, terminology, tongue, vernacular, vocabulary, argot, cant, localism, patter, provincialism, regionalism