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1570s, "form of speech of a region or group," from Middle French dialecte, from Latin dialectus "local language, way of speaking, conversation," from Greek dialektos "talk, co [..]
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distinct variation of a language, usually marked by accents and grammar.
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The language of a particular district, class, or group of persons. The term dialect encompasses the sounds, spelling, grammar, and diction employed by a specific people as distinguished from other per [..]
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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&am [..]
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a special way of speaking a language in one part of a country
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n. Forms of speech collectively that are peculiar to the people of a particular district.
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The terms of a given language which differ from one another, usually to be found in a particular region or social class.
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1. Language. Any langauge that is associated with one area or region. 2. Animal communication. A variant in the standard from of communication.
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dialekt
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A form of speech, usually used in a particular region of a country, that is different in vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation from the common language.
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A variety of a language spoken by people in a specific geographic region. The most common definition of dialect in the translation industry is any variety of language that must be taken into account to carry out translation or interpretation work. Dialect differences can be based on social class, ethnicity, regional differences, pronunciation and u [..]
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a regionally or socially distinctive variety of a language, characterized by a particular set of words and grammatical structures. Any language with a reasonable number of speakers will develop dialec [..]
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(n) the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
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Pronunciation ˈdaɪəlekt A variety of a language defined by its syntactic, lexical, phonological and phonetic features. Note that the term accent usually refers to phonological and phonetic features on [..]
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vocalizations or calls of cetaceans that are characteristic of a particular group or pod
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The regional variety of a language, differing from the standard language, in grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation or idiomatic usage.
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A distinctly regional or linguistic speech pattern.
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A traditional term referring to a variety of a language spoken in a certain place. There are urban and rural dialects. The boundaries between dialects are always gradual. The term dialect is used to d [..]
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A speech pattern associated with an area of the country or with a cultural or ethnic background.
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1. 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 [..]
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(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, s [..]
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the form or variety of a spoken language peculiar to a region, community, social group, occupation group, etc.
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A dialect is a regional variety of a language, having vocabulary, grammar or pronunciation that differs from other dialects of the same language.When two speakers have noticeable differences in speech [..]
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