what does dialect mean?
DIALECT as NOUN
- Meaning
- the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
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- the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English
- he has a strong German accent
Hypernyms(s) dialect is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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