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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Dialect \Di"a*lect\, n. [F. dialecte, L. dialectus, fr. Gr. ?,
     fr. ? to converse, discourse. See Dialogue.]
     1. Means or mode of expressing thoughts; language; tongue;
        form of speech.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              This book is writ in such a dialect
              As may the minds of listless men affect.
              Bunyan.
              The universal dialect of the world.   --South.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              In the midst of this Babel of dialects there
              suddenly appeared a standard English language.
                                                    --Earle.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              [Charles V.] could address his subjects from every
              quarter in their native dialect.      --Prescott.
  
     Syn: Language; idiom; tongue; speech; phraseology. See
          Language, and Idiom.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Dialect \Di"a*lect\, n. [F. dialecte, L. dialectus, fr. Gr. ?,
     fr. ? to converse, discourse. See Dialogue.]
     1. Means or mode of expressing thoughts; language; tongue;
        form of speech.
  
              This book is writ in such a dialect As may the minds
              of listless men affect. Bunyan. The universal
              dialect of the world.                 --South.
  
     2. 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.
  
              In the midst of this Babel of dialects there
              suddenly appeared a standard English language.
                                                    --Earle.
  
              [Charles V.] could address his subjects from every
              quarter in their native dialect.      --Prescott.
  
     Syn: Language; idiom; tongue; speech; phraseology. See
          Language, and Idiom.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  dialect
       n : the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific
           group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of
           English"; "he has a strong German accent" [syn: idiom,
           accent]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  dialect
     Αγγλικά n.
     διάλεκτος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  dialect
     n.
     1 (lb en linguistics strict sense) A lect (often a (l en regional) or
  (l en minority) language) as part of a group or family of languages,
  especially if they are viewed as a single language, or if contrasted
  with a standardized idiom that is considered the 'true' form of the
  language (for example, Cantonese as contrasted with Mandarin Chinese or
  Bavarian as contrasted with Standard German).
     2 (lb en linguistics broad sense) A variety of a language that is
  characteristic of a particular area, community(,) or social group,
  differing from other varieties of the same language in relatively minor
  ways as regards grammar, phonology, and lexicon.
     3 (lb en pejorative) Language that is perceived as substandard or
  wrong.
     4 (lb en colloquial offensive) A language existing only in an oral or
  non-standardized form, especially a language spoken in a developing
  country or an isolated region.
     5 (lb en computing programming) A variant of a non-standardized
  programming language.
     6 (lb en ornithology) A variant form of the vocalizations of a bird
  species restricted to a certain area or population.
     Romanian n.
     1 (lb ro linguistics) language socially subordinate to a regional or
  national standard language, often historically cognate to the standard,
  but not a variety of it or in any other sense derived from it
     2 (label ro colloquial) (l en dialect)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  dialect
     n.
     1 (lb en linguistics strict sense) A lect (often a (l en regional) or
  (l en minority) language) as part of a group or family of languages,
  especially if they are viewed as a single language, or if contrasted
  with a standardized idiom that is considered the 'true' form of the
  language (for example, Cantonese as contrasted with Mandarin Chinese or
  Bavarian as contrasted with Standard German).
     2 (lb en linguistics broad sense) A variety of a language that is
  characteristic of a particular area, community(,) or social group,
  differing from other varieties of the same language in relatively minor
  ways as regards grammar, phonology, and lexicon.
     3 (lb en pejorative) Language that is perceived as substandard or
  wrong.
     4 (lb en colloquial offensive) A language existing only in an oral or
  non-standardized form, especially a language spoken in a developing
  country or an isolated region.
     5 (lb en computing programming) A variant of a non-standardized
  programming language.
     6 (lb en ornithology) A variant form of the vocalizations of a bird
  species restricted to a certain area or population.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  dialect
     n.
     1 (lb en linguistics strict sense) A lect (often a (l en regional) or
  (l en minority) language) as part of a group or family of languages,
  especially if they are viewed as a single language, or if contrasted
  with a standardized idiom that is considered the 'true' form of the
  language (for example, Cantonese as contrasted with Mandarin Chinese or
  Bavarian as contrasted with Standard German).
     2 (lb en linguistics broad sense) A variety of a language that is
  characteristic of a particular area, community(,) or social group,
  differing from other varieties of the same language in relatively minor
  ways as regards grammar, phonology, and lexicon.
     3 (lb en pejorative) Language that is perceived as substandard or
  wrong.
     4 (lb en colloquial offensive) A language existing only in an oral or
  non-standardized form, especially a language spoken in a developing
  country or an isolated region.
     5 (lb en computing programming) A variant of a non-standardized
  programming language.
     6 (lb en ornithology) A variant form of the vocalizations of a bird
  species restricted to a certain area or population.
     Romanian n.
     1 (lb ro linguistics) language socially subordinate to a regional or
  national standard language, often historically cognate to the standard,
  but not a variety of it or in any other sense derived from it
     2 (label ro colloquial) (l en dialect)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  dialect
     n.
     1 (lb en linguistics strict sense) A lect (often a (l en regional) or
  (l en minority) language) as part of a group or family of languages,
  especially if they are viewed as a single language, or if contrasted
  with a standardized idiom that is considered the 'true' form of the
  language (for example, Cantonese as contrasted with Mandarin Chinese or
  Bavarian as contrasted with Standard German).
     2 (lb en linguistics broad sense) A variety of a language that is
  characteristic of a particular area, community(,) or social group,
  differing from other varieties of the same language in relatively minor
  ways as regards grammar, phonology, and lexicon.
     3 (lb en pejorative) Language that is perceived as substandard or
  wrong.
     4 (lb en colloquial offensive) A language existing only in an oral or
  non-standardized form, especially a language spoken in a developing
  country or an isolated region.
     5 (lb en computing programming) A variant of a non-standardized
  programming language.
     6 (lb en ornithology) A variant form of the vocalizations of a bird
  species restricted to a certain area or population.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  dialect
     Englanti n.
     murre

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  dialect
     Nederländska n.
     dialekt

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Dialect /dˈaɪəlɛkt/
  اللهجة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  dialect //ˈdaɪ.əˌlɛkt// 
  диале́кт, диалект
  particular variety of a language

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  dialect /dˈaɪəlɛkt/ 
  nářečí

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  dialect /dˈaɪəlɛkt/
  Mundart , Dialekt  [ling.]
        "speak in dialect"  - Dialekt sprechen
     Synonyms: vernacular langague, vernacular, patois
  
   see: cultural dialect
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  dialect /dˈaɪəlɛkt/
  mundartlich 

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  dialect //ˈdaɪ.əˌlɛkt// 
  murre, aluemurre
  particular variety of a language

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  dialect /daiəlekt/
  dialecte

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  dialect /dˈaɪəlɛkt/ 
  1. देशी~भाषा
        "The immigrants spoke an old dialect of English."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  dialect /dˈaɪəlɛkt/
  dijalekt, narječje

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  dialect /dˈaɪəlɛkt/
  1. tájszólás
  2. dialektus
  3. tájnyelv
  4. nyelvjárás
  5. népnyelv

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  dialect //ˈdaɪ.əˌlɛkt// 
  dialek, logat
  particular variety of a language

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  dialect /dˈaɪəlɛkt/
  dialetto

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  dialect //ˈdaɪ.əˌlɛkt// 
  方言, 弁
  particular variety of a language

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  dialect //ˈdaɪ.əˌlɛkt// 
  dialekt
  particular variety of a language

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  dialect /ˈdaɪəlekt/ 
    dialekt

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  dialect /daiəlekt/ 
  dialeto

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  dialect //ˈdaɪ.əˌlɛkt// 
  dialekt, mål
  particular variety of a language

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  dialect /dˈaɪəlɛkt/
  1. Lehçe, diyalekt, ağız, dil, lisan. dialectal  Lehçeye ait.

From Nederlands-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-bul ]

  dialect //diaˈlɛkt// 
  диалект
  1. een variant van een taal met kenmerkende grammaticale, fonologische en andere kenmerken

From Dutch-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:nld-deu ]

  dialect /dijalɛkt/
  Dialekt , Mundart 

From Nederlands-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-ell ]

  dialect //diaˈlɛkt// 
  διάλεκτος
  1. een variant van een taal met kenmerkende grammaticale, fonologische en andere kenmerken

From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:nld-eng ]

  dialect /dijalɛkt/
  dialect

From Nederlands-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-fin ]

  dialect //diaˈlɛkt// 
  murre
  1. een variant van een taal met kenmerkende grammaticale, fonologische en andere kenmerken

From Nederlands-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:nld-fra ]

  dialect /dijalɛkt/
  dialecte

From Nederlands-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2018.09.13 :   [ freedict:nld-ita ]

  dialect //diaˈlɛkt// 
   [1. een variant van een taal met kenmerkende grammaticale, fonologische en andere kenmerken] dialetto

From Nederlands-latine FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-lat ]

  dialect //diaˈlɛkt// 
  dialectus, dialectos
  1. een variant van een taal met kenmerkende grammaticale, fonologische en andere kenmerken

From Nederlands-lietuvių kalba FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 :   [ freedict:nld-lit ]

  dialect //diaˈlɛkt// 
  dialektas
  1. een variant van een taal met kenmerkende grammaticale, fonologische en andere kenmerken

From Nederlands-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-pol ]

  dialect //diaˈlɛkt// 
  dialekt, narzecze
  1. een variant van een taal met kenmerkende grammaticale, fonologische en andere kenmerken

From Nederlands-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-por ]

  dialect //diaˈlɛkt// 
  dialecto, dialeto
  1. een variant van een taal met kenmerkende grammaticale, fonologische en andere kenmerken

From Nederlands-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-rus ]

  dialect //diaˈlɛkt// 
  диалект
  1. een variant van een taal met kenmerkende grammaticale, fonologische en andere kenmerken

From Nederlands-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-spa ]

  dialect //diaˈlɛkt// 
  dialecto
  1. een variant van een taal met kenmerkende grammaticale, fonologische en andere kenmerken

From Nederlands-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-swe ]

  dialect //diaˈlɛkt// 
  dialekt, folkmål
  1. een variant van een taal met kenmerkende grammaticale, fonologische en andere kenmerken

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈdaɪəˌɫɛkt/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  74 Moby Thesaurus words for "dialect":
     Acadian, Anglo-Indian, Brooklynese, Cajun, Canadian French,
     Cockney, French Canadian, Gullah, Midland, Midland dialect,
     New England dialect, Pennsylvania Dutch, Yankee, Yorkshire, accent,
     argot, brogue, bundle of isoglosses, burr, cant, choice of words,
     class dialect, composition, dialect atlas, dialect dictionary,
     dialectal, diction, expression, formulation, grammar, idiom,
     idiomatic, isogloss, jargon, language, langue, lingo, lingua,
     linguistic atlas, linguistic community, linguistic island, local,
     local dialect, localism, locution, parlance, parole, patois,
     patter, personal usage, phrase, phraseology, phrasing, pidgin,
     pronunciation, provincial, provincialism, regional,
     regional accent, regionalism, rhetoric, slang, speech,
     speech community, subdialect, talk, tongue, usage, use of words,
     usus loquendi, verbiage, vernacular, wordage, wording
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 方言;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 土语,方言;语支

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