ALL meanings of dialect
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D d - variable noun dialect A dialect is a form of a language that is spoken in a particular area. 3
- noun dialect 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 3
- noun dialect (as modifier) 3
- noun dialect the sum total of local characteristics of speech 3
- noun dialect the sum total of an individual's characteristics of speech; idiolect 3
- noun dialect any form of speech considered as deviating from a real or imaginary standard speech 3
- noun dialect a form or variety of a spoken language, including the standard form, peculiar to a region, community, social group, occupational group, etc.: in this sense, dialects are regarded as being, to some degree, mutually intelligible while languages are not mutually intelligible 3
- noun dialect any language as a member of a group or family of languages 3
- adjective dialect of or in a dialect 3
- noun dialect a form of a language that is considered inferior 2
- noun dialect A particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group. 1
- noun dialect language: local variation 1
- noun dialect specialized language, jargon 1
- noun dialect 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. 1
- noun dialect a provincial, rural, or socially distinct variety of a language that differs from the standard language, especially when considered as substandard. 1
- noun dialect a special variety of a language: The literary dialect is usually taken as the standard language. 1
- noun dialect a language considered as one of a group that have a common ancestor: Persian, Latin, and English are Indo-European dialects. 1
- noun dialect jargon or cant. 1
- noun dialect (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. 0
- noun dialect A dialect of a language perceived as substandard or wrong. 0
- noun dialect A regional or minority language. 0
- noun dialect (computing, programming) A variant of a non-standardized programming language. 0