dialectal

[ dahy-uh-lek-tl ]
/ ˌdaɪ əˈlɛk tl /
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adjective

of a dialect.
characteristic of a dialect.
Also dialectic, dialectical.

Origin of dialectal

First recorded in 1825–35; dialect + -al1

usage note for dialectal

In linguistics dialectal, not dialectical, is the term more commonly used to denote regional or social language variation: Dialectal variation is more marked in the South than elsewhere in the United States. In general writing either term may be found.

OTHER WORDS FROM dialectal

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH dialectal

dialectal dialectic dialectical (see usage note at the current entry)

Words nearby dialectal

dial-up, dial., dialect, dialect atlas, dialect geography, dialectal, dialectic, dialectical, dialectical materialism, dialectical theology, dialectician

Words related to dialectal

colloquial, idiomatic, indigenous, limited, local, provincial, vernacular, dialectical

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