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di·a·lect Listen to audio/ˈdajəˌlɛkt/ noun
plural di·a·lects
: a form of a language that is spoken in a particular area and that uses some of its own words, grammar, and pronunciations [count] They speak a southern dialect of French. peasant/regional/local dialects [noncount] The author uses dialect in his writing. The play was hard to understand when the characters spoke in dialect.
— di·a·lec·tal Listen to audio /ˌdajəˈlɛkt/ adjective
the many dialectal forms of English

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