dialect (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *dialect*:
NOUN	communication	dialect, idiom, accent	the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people

dialect > pronunciation
Sounds	day'ahleh.kt
Rhymes	abject ... wrecked: 66 rhymes with ehkt...

English > *dialect*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	The usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people.
Examples	"the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English" "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"
Synonyms	idiom, accent
Narrower	eye dialect	The use of misspellings to identify a colloquial or uneducated speaker
Narrower	patois	A regional dialect of a language (especially French)
Broader	non-standard speech	speech that differs from the usual / usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community
Usage	euphonious	(of speech or dialect) pleasing in sound
	forward, forwards, frontward, frontwards, forrad, forrard	At or to or toward the front
	spang, bang	leap, jerk, bang
Spanish	acento, dialecto
Catalan	accent, dialecte, parlar
Adjectives	dialectal	belonging to or characteristic of a dialect

HyperDic: dialect