dialect
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Britannica Dictionary definition of DIALECT
:a form of a language that is spoken in a particular area and that uses some of its own words, grammar, and pronunciations
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- They speak a southerndialect of French.
- peasant/regional/localdialects
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- The author usesdialect in his writing.
- The play was hard to understand when the characters spokein dialect.
- the manydialectal forms of English
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