Definition of dialect

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Dialect (n.) Means or mode of expressing thoughts; language; tongue; form of speech.

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Dialectic :: Dialectic (a.) Alt. of Dialectica.
Ionic :: Ionic (n.) The Ionic dialect; as, the Homeric Ionic..
Sanskrit :: Sanskrit (n.) The ancient language of the Hindoos, long since obsolete in vernacular use, but preserved to the present day as the literary and sacred dialect of India. It is nearly allied to the Persian, and to the principal languages of Europe, classical and modern, and by its more perfect preservation of the roots and forms of the primitive language from which they are all descended, is a most important assistance in determining their history and relations. Cf. Prakrit, and Veda..
Dialectal :: Dialectal (a.) Relating to a dialect; dialectical; as, a dialectical variant..
Cockneyism :: Cockneyism (n.) The characteristics, manners, or dialect, of a cockney..
Aeolic :: Aeolic (a.) Aeolian, 1; as, the Aeolic dialect; the Aeolic mode..
Dialectics :: Dialectics (n.) That branch of logic which teaches the rules and modes of reasoning; the application of logical principles to discursive reasoning; the science or art of discriminating truth from error; logical discussion.
Patois :: Patois (n.) A dialect peculiar to the illiterate classes; a provincial form of speech.
Provincial :: Provincial (a.) Of or pertaining to province; constituting a province; as, a provincial government; a provincial dialect..
Dialectical :: Dialectical (a.) Pertaining to dialectics; logical; argumental.
Armorican :: Armorican (n.) The language of the Armoricans, a Celtic dialect which has remained to the present times..
Pehlevi :: Pehlevi (n.) An ancient Persian dialect in which words were partly represented by their Semitic equivalents. It was in use from the 3d century (and perhaps earlier) to the middle of the 7th century, and later in religious writings..
Scottish :: Scottish (a.) Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Scotland, their country, or their language; as, Scottish industry or economy; a Scottish chief; a Scottish dialect..
Erse :: Erse (n.) A name sometimes given to that dialect of the Celtic which is spoken in the Highlands of Scotland; -- called, by the Highlanders, Gaelic..
Ladin :: Ladin (n.) A Romansch dialect spoken in some parts of Switzerland and the Tyrol.
Jargon :: "Jargon (n.) Confused, unintelligible language; gibberish; hence, an artificial idiom or dialect; cant language; slang..
Scotch :: Scotch (n.) The dialect or dialects of English spoken by the people of Scotland.
Prakrit :: Prakrit (n.) Any one of the popular dialects descended from, or akin to, Sanskrit; -- in distinction from the Sanskrit, which was used as a literary and learned language when no longer spoken by the people. Pali is one of the Prakrit dialects..
Hellenic :: Hellenic (n.) The dialect, formed with slight variations from the Attic, which prevailed among Greek writers after the time of Alexander..
Transdialect :: Transdialect (v. t.) To change or translate from one dialect into another.
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