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bidialectalist

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bi⋅di⋅a⋅lec⋅tal

  [bahy-dahy-uh-lek-tuhl]
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–adjective
proficient in or using two dialects of the same language.
Origin:
1965–70; bi- 1 + dialectal, on the model of bilingual

Related forms:
bi⋅di⋅a⋅lec⋅tal⋅ism, bi⋅di⋅a⋅lect⋅ism, noun
bi⋅di⋅a⋅lec⋅tal⋅ist, noun
bi⋅di⋅a⋅lec⋅tal⋅ly, adverb
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bi·di·a·lec·tal   (bī'dī-ə-lěk'təl)   
adj.  Using two dialects of the same language.
bi'di·a·lec'tal·ism n., bi'di·a·lec'tal·ist n.
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