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Dialect

speaker

Meaning

Noun

In Linguistics & Sociolinguistics:
A
(often a
or
) as part of a group or family of
, especially if they are
as a
language, or if
with a
that is considered the 'true' form of the language (
, Cantonese as
with Mandarin Chinese or Bavarian as
with Standard German).
In Linguistics:
A
of
that is
of a particular area,
, or
,
from other
of the same language in
ways
,
, and lexicon.
⚠️
Language that is
as
or wrong.
🤬
A language
only in an
or non-standardized form, especially
spoken in a
or an
region.
In Computing & Programming:
A
of a non-standardized
language.
In Ornithology:
A
form of the
of a
to a certain area or population.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

dialect
English
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διάλεκτος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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διαλέγομαι
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
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