Patois: alternatives and connections

A superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable of a word or a phrase, distinguishing it from the others.

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Means or mode of expressing thoughts; language; tongue; form of speech.

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The syntactical or structural form peculiar to any language; the genius or cast of a language.

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imp. of Sling. Slung.

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imp. of Sling. Slung.

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Of or pertaining to slang; of the nature of slang; disposed to use slang.

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Of or pertaining to slang; of the nature of slang; disposed to use slang.

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A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps, and vagabonds; flash.

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A corner; angle; niche.

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Confused, unintelligible language; gibberish; hence, an artificial idiom or dialect; cant language; slang.

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Language; speech; dialect.

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imp. of Sling. Slung.

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Belonging to the country of one's birth; one's own by birth or nature; native; indigenous; -- now used chiefly of language; as, English is our vernac…

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