dialect
/ˈdaɪ.əˌlɛkt/
A variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular area, community, or social group, differing from other varieties of the same language in relatively minor ways as regards grammar, phonology, and lexicon; A lect as part of a group or family of languages, especially if they are viewed as a single language, or if contrasted with a standardized idiom that is considered the 'true' form of the language
- plural
- dialects
Meanings
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A variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular area, community, or social group, differing from other varieties of the same language in relatively minor ways as regards grammar, phonology, and lexicon
What dialect are you speaking?
Tatoeba · mailohilohi · CC BY 2.0 FR
They speak a lot of different dialects in Germany.
Tatoeba · tieguy · CC BY 2.0 FR
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A lect (often a regional or minority language) as part of a group or family of languages, especially if they are viewed as a single language, or if contrasted with a standardized idiom that is considered the 'true' form of the language (for example, Bavarian as contrasted with Standard German)
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Language that is perceived as substandard or wrongrare
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A language existing only in an oral or non-standardized form, especially a language spoken in a developing country or an isolated regionrare
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A variant of a non-standardized programming languagerare
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A variant form of the vocalizations of a bird species restricted to a certain area or populationrare