dialect - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'dialect' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Dialect

[ n.]

- Means or mode of expressing thoughts; language; tongue; form of speech.
- The form of speech of a limited region or people, as distinguished from ether forms nearly related to it; a variety or subdivision of a language; speech characterized by local peculiarities or specific circumstances; as, the Ionic and Attic were dialects of Greece; the Yorkshire dialect; the dialect of the learned.

Meaning of 'dialect' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . dialect

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people

Example in sentence:

he has a strong German accent;
it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy;
the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English

Nearby Words:

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Dialectical behavior
Dialectical behavior refers a form of treatment in which the focus in on getting people to accept who they are, regardless of whether it matches

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