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dialect
What does dialect mean?
dialect (noun): the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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How do you pronounce dialect?
/ˈdaɪəˌlɛkt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does dialect come from?
From Middle French dialecte, from Latin dialectos, dialectus.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to dialect
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “dialect” mean?
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
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a difficulty, problem, condition, or action contributing to such a situation
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the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
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an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
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