English definition of Dialect

English to English Dictionary ⇛
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

Definition of dialect

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of dialect is as below...

Dialect (n.) 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..

Lern More About Dialect

☛ Wiki Definition of Dialect

☛ Wiki Article of Dialect

☛ Google Meaning of Dialect

☛ Google Search for Dialect

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

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

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

Bohemian :: Bohemian (n.) The language of the Czechs (the ancient inhabitants of Bohemia), the richest and most developed of the dialects of the Slavic family..

Romance :: Romance (n.) The languages, or rather the several dialects, which were originally forms of popular or vulgar Latin, and have now developed into Italian. Spanish, French, etc. (called the Romanic languages)..

Ionic :: Ionic (n.) The Ionic dialect; as, the Homeric Ionic..

Armorican :: Armorican (n.) The language of the Armoricans, a Celtic dialect which has remained to the present times..

Glossary :: Glossary (n.) A collection of glosses or explanations of words and passages of a work or author; a partial dictionary of a work, an author, a dialect, art, or science, explaining archaic, technical, or other uncommon words..

Doric :: Doric (a.) Pertaining to Doris, in ancient Greece, or to the Dorians; as, the Doric dialect..

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..

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

Speech :: Speech (n.) A particular language, as distinct from others; a tongue; a dialect..

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

Manx :: Manx (n.) The language of the inhabitants of the Isle of Man, a dialect of the Celtic..

Dialectic :: Dialectic (a.) Alt. of Dialectica.

Hellenistically :: Hellenistically (adv.) According to the Hellenistic manner or dialect.

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

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

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