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Dialectic :: Dialectic (n.) Same as Dialectics.

Zend :: Zend (n.) Properly, the translation and exposition in the Huzv/resh, or literary Pehlevi, language, of the Avesta, the Zoroastrian sacred writings; as commonly used, the language (an ancient Persian dialect) in which the Avesta is written..

Romance :: Romance (n.) A species of fictitious writing, originally composed in meter in the Romance dialects, and afterward in prose, such as the tales of the court of Arthur, and of Amadis of Gaul; hence, any fictitious and wonderful tale; a sort of novel, especially one which treats of surprising adventures usually befalling a hero or a heroine; a tale of extravagant adventures, of love, and the like..

Chaldee :: Chaldee (n.) The language or dialect of the Chaldeans; eastern Aramaic, or the Aramaic used in Chaldea..

Hellenic :: Hellenic (n.) The dialect, formed with slight variations from the Attic, which prevailed among Greek writers after the time of Alexander..

Cornish :: Cornish (n.) The dialect, or the people, of Cornwall..

Parsee :: Parsee (n.) The Iranian dialect of much of the religious literature of the Parsees.

Aeolic :: Aeolic (a.) Aeolian, 1; as, the Aeolic dialect; the Aeolic mode..

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..

Dialectology :: Dialectology (n.) That branch of philology which is devoted to the consideration of dialects.

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..

Langue D''oc :: Langue d'oc () The dialect, closely akin to French, formerly spoken south of the Loire (in which the word for yes was oc); Provencal..

Flemish :: Flemish (n.) The language or dialect spoken by the Flemings; also, collectively, the people of Flanders..

Langue D''oil :: Langue d'oil () The dialect formerly spoken north of the Loire (in which the word for yes was oil, F. oui)..

Scotch :: Scotch (n.) The dialect or dialects of English spoken by the people of Scotland.

Subdichotomy :: Subdialect (n.) A subordinate dialect.

Patois :: Patois (n.) A dialect peculiar to the illiterate classes; a provincial form of speech.

Dialectician :: Dialectician (n.) One versed in dialectics; a logician; a reasoner.

Cockneyism :: Cockneyism (n.) The characteristics, manners, or dialect, of a cockney..

Dialectal :: Dialectal (a.) Relating to a dialect; dialectical; as, a dialectical variant..

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