dialecticism

[ dahy-uh-lek-tuh-siz-uhm ]

noun
  1. dialectal speech or influence.

  2. a dialectal word or expression.

Origin of dialecticism

1
First recorded in 1885–90; dialectic + -ism

Words Nearby dialecticism

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