1. Noun
Means or mode of expressing thoughts; language; tongue; form of speech.
2. Noun
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.
3. noun
A form of a language associated with a place or group.
A regional or social variety of a language with distinctive features.
4. Noun
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"
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