DIALECT


Meaning of DIALECT in English

n. 1 a form of speech peculiar to a particular region. 2 a subordinate variety of a language with non-standard vocabulary, pronunciation, or grammar. dialectal adj. dialectology n. dialectologist n.

[ F dialecte or L dialectus f. Gk dialektos discourse f. dialegomai converse ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.