Language
dialect
noun
Definition
A particular form of a language spoken in a specific region or by a specific social group.
In a sentence
“The dialect spoken in rural areas often preserves features of the language lost elsewhere.”
Synonyms
varietyregional languagevernacular
Common collocations
- regional dialect
- local dialect
- dialect variation
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