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dialectologist

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di⋅a⋅lec⋅tol⋅o⋅gist

  [dahy-uh-lek-tol-uh-jist]
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–noun
a specialist in dialectology.
Origin:
1880–85; dialectolog(y) + -ist
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di·a·lec·tol·o·gy   (dī'ə-lěk-tŏl'ə-jē)   
n.  The study of dialects.
di'a·lec'to·log'i·cal (-tə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl) adj., di'a·lec'to·log'i·cal·ly adv., di'a·lec·tol'o·gist n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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