Thesaurus: dialect

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1. n. Means or mode of expressing thoughts; language; tongue; form of speech.
2. 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.
3. n. the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
4. n:100 n. the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people