dialect
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1. the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | non-standard speech, |
| definition | : | speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | eye dialect, |
| definition | : | the use of misspellings to identify a colloquial or uneducated speaker (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | patois, |
| definition | : | a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard (noun.communication) |
| domain member usage | : | bang, spang, |
| definition | : | leap, jerk, bang (verb.contact) |
| domain member usage | : | euphonious, |
| definition | : | (of speech or dialect) pleasing in sound; not harsh or strident (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | dialectal, |
| definition | : | belonging to or characteristic of a dialect (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | dialectal, |
| definition | : | belonging to or characteristic of a dialect (adj.pert) |
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