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View synonyms for dialectal

dialectal

[ dahy-uh-lek-tl ]

adjective

  1. of a dialect.
  2. characteristic of a dialect.


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Confusables Note

In linguistics dialectal, not dialectical, is the term more commonly used to denote regional or social language variation: Dialectal variation is more marked in the South than elsewhere in the United States. In general writing either term may be found.

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Other Words From

  • dia·lectal·ly adverb
  • inter·dia·lectal adjective
  • inter·dia·lectal·ly adverb
  • nondi·a·lectal adjective
  • nondi·a·lectal·ly adverb
  • subdi·a·lectal adjective
  • subdi·a·lectal·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dialectal1

First recorded in 1825–35; dialect + -al 1

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