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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024di•a•lect /ˈdaɪəˌlɛkt/USA pronunciation n. - Linguisticsa variety of a language different from other varieties of the same language in that it has special features of sound, word arrangement, and vocabulary, and is used by a group of speakers set off from others either geographically or socially: [countable]Cockney is the colorful dialect spoken in the East End of London.[uncountable]He lapsed into dialect.
di•a•lect•al /ˌdaɪəˈlɛktəl/USA pronunciation adj.: dialectal differences. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024di•a•lect (dī′ə lekt′),USA pronunciation n. - Linguisticsa 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.
- Linguisticsa provincial, rural, or socially distinct variety of a language that differs from the standard language, esp. when considered as substandard.
- Linguisticsa special variety of a language:The literary dialect is usually taken as the standard language.
- Linguisticsa language considered as one of a group that have a common ancestor:Persian, Latin, and English are Indo-European dialects.
- Linguisticsjargon or cant.
- Greek diálektos discourse, language, dialect, equivalent. to dialég(esthai) to converse (dia- dia- + légein to speak) + -tos verb, verbal adjective, adjectival suffix
- Latin dialectus
- 1545–55
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged idiom, patois. See language.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dialect /ˈdaɪəˌlɛkt/ n - 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
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin dialectus, from Greek dialektos speech, dialect, discourse, from dialegesthai to converse, from legein to talk, speak |