Meaning of Dialect

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Dialect

1. 1
   n.

   Means or mode of expressing thoughts; language; tongue; form of speech.

2. 2
   n.

   The form of speech of a limited region or people, as distinguished from ether forms nearly related to it; a variety or subdivision of a language; speech characterized by local peculiarities or specific circumstances; as, the Ionic and Attic were dialects of Greece; the Yorkshire dialect; the dialect of the learned.

3. 3
   n.

   Means or mode of expressing thoughts; language; tongue; form of speech.

4. 4
   n.

   The form of speech of a limited region or people, as distinguished from ether forms nearly related to it; a variety or subdivision of a language; speech characterized by local peculiarities or specific circumstances; as, the Ionic and Attic were dialects of Greece; the Yorkshire dialect; the dialect of the learned.