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dialecticism

American

[dahy-uh-lek-tuh-siz-uhm] / ˌdaɪ əˈlɛk təˌsɪz əm /

noun

dialectal speech or influence.
a dialectal word or expression.

Etymology

Origin of dialecticism

First recorded in 1885–90; dialectic + -ism

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