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View synonyms for dialectal
dialectal
[ dahy-uh-lek-tl ]
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Confusables Note
In linguistics dialectal, not dialectical, is the term more commonly used to denote regional or social language variation: Dialectal variation is more marked in the South than elsewhere in the United States. In general writing either term may be found.
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Other Words From
- dia·lectal·ly adverb
- inter·dia·lectal adjective
- inter·dia·lectal·ly adverb
- nondi·a·lectal adjective
- nondi·a·lectal·ly adverb
- subdi·a·lectal adjective
- subdi·a·lectal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dialectal1
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Example Sentences
It may be a mere dialectal form of 'crooked,' or it may be miswritten for kroked, the usual old spelling.
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Some of them probably heard the jests at the expense of their dialectal peculiarities which Plautus introduced into his comedies.
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It is questioned how far it is possible to adopt living dialectal forms to save words that would otherwise perish.
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Although each dialectal feature has its own boundaries, these are not set by pure chance.
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The Middle English was pre-eminently the Dialectal period of the language.
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