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dialectician

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di⋅a⋅lec⋅ti⋅cian

  [dahy-uh-lek-tish-uhn]
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–noun
1. a person skilled in dialectic; logician.
2. a dialectologist.
Origin:
1685–95; < F dialecticien < L dialectic(us) dialectic + F -ien -ian
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di·a·lec·ti·cian   (dī'ə-lěk-tĭsh'ən)   
n.  

  1. One who specializes in the study of dialects.

  2. One who practices or is skilled in dialectic.

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