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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

bidialectalism noun
bidialectalist noun
bidialectally adverb
bidialectism noun

Etymology

Origin of bidialectal

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

Example Sentences

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It might have been easier to reconcile her voice with the book’s rather Californian, new-age tone had we met in America, for she is what’s called bidialectal; when in the US, she speaks in an American accent, but here she sounds completely British, and says she has no control over it.

From The Guardian

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