DIALECT
Dictionary entry overview: What does dialect mean?
• DIALECT (noun)
The noun DIALECT has 1 sense:
1. the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
Familiarity information: DIALECT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DIALECT (noun)
Meaning:
The usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
dialect; idiom; accent
Context examples:
the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English / he has a strong German accent / it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy
Hypernyms ("dialect" is a kind of...):
non-standard speech (speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community)
Domain member usage:
bang; spang (leap, jerk, bang)
euphonious ((of speech or dialect) pleasing in sound; not harsh or strident)
forrad; forrard; forward; forwards; frontward; frontwards (at or to or toward the front)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dialect"):
eye dialect (the use of misspellings to identify a colloquial or uneducated speaker)
patois (a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard)
