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bidialectal

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

adjective

  1. 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

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