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bidialectal

American

[bahy-dahy-uh-lek-tuhl] / ˌbaɪ daɪ əˈlɛk təl /

adjective

proficient in or using two dialects of the same language.

Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of bidialectal

1965–70; bi- ¹ + dialectal, on the model of bilingual

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