Meaning Of The Word Dialect

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Dialect Meaning

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dialect
A dialect is a form of a language that is spoken in a particular area.

dialect in American English
the sum total of local characteristics of speech
noun: a variety of a language that is distinguished from other varieties of the same language by features of phonology, grammar, and vocabulary, and by its use by a group of speakers who are set off from others geographically or socially

dialect in British English
noun: a form of a language spoken in a particular geographical area or by members of a particular social class or occupational group, distinguished by its vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation

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