Antonyms for dialect
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dahy-uh-lekt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdaɪ əˌlɛkt |
Definition of dialect
Origin :- 1570s, "form of speech of a region or group," from Middle French dialecte, from Latin dialectus "local language, way of speaking, conversation," from Greek dialektos "talk, conversation, speech;" also "the language of a country, dialect," from dialegesthai "converse with each other," from dia- "across, between" (see dia-) + legein "speak" (see lecture (n.)).
- noun local speech
- No; nor is the dialect of speech: both are characteristic and national distinctions.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- Not only did his dialect differ from those about him, but his habits were not those of a woodsman.
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- Phoebe in her earnestness forgot to keep within the limitations of their dialect.
- Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
- You know not how much you please me, that I can talk to you in this dialect.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- He prided himself on being able to speak the broadest of the dialect.
- Extract from : « Heather and Snow » by George MacDonald
- All dialect and "baby talk" has been left as in the original.
- Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker
- Maddalena turned to the two women and spoke to them loudly in dialect.
- Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
- Then the word difficult or hard is explained to mean 'evil' in the Cean dialect.
- Extract from : « Protagoras » by Plato
- Let us ask Prodicus, for he ought to be able to answer questions about the dialect of Simonides.
- Extract from : « Protagoras » by Plato
- Have I not bidden you leave the vulgarities of dialect to the vulgar?
- Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
Synonyms for dialect
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