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Dialect

🔄 Synonyms of "Dialect"

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Word	Definition
accentnoun	(linguistics, sociolinguistics) The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.
idiomnoun	A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Dialect"

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Word	Definition
accentnoun	(linguistics, sociolinguistics) The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.
idiomnoun	A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people.
languagenoun	(countable) A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication.
lingonoun	(informal) Language, especially language peculiar to a particular group, field, or region; jargon or a dialect.
speechnoun	(uncountable) The ability to speak; the faculty of uttering words or articulate sounds and vocalizations to communicate.
jargonnoun	(uncountable) A technical terminology unique to a particular subject.
rhetoricnoun	The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.
variantnoun	Something that is slightly different from a type or norm.
remarknoun	A casual observation, comment, or statement
tonenoun	(music) A specific pitch.
toughnoun	A person who obtains things by force; a thug or bully.
argotnoun	The specialized informal vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathematicians or hackers.
tonguenoun	The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech.
patoisnoun	(Jamaica) Jamaican Patois, a Jamaican creole language based primarily on English and African languages but also having influences from Spanish, Portuguese, and Hindi.
vernacularnoun	The language of a people or a national language.
colloquialismnoun	(linguistics) A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression.
parlancenoun	A certain way of speaking, of using words; especially that associated with a particular job or interest.
subdialectnoun	A subdivision of a dialect.
lectnoun	(linguistics, sociolinguistics) A specific form of a language or language cluster: a language or a dialect.
regionalismnoun	Affection, often excessive, for one's own region and to everything related to it.