DIALECT

7 letters 10 Scrabble points /ˈdaɪ.əˌlɛkt/

Definition of DIALECT

noun

  1. A variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular area, community or social group, differing from other varieties of the same language in relatively minor ways as regards grammar, phonology, and lexicon.

  2. Language that is perceived as substandard or wrong.

  3. A language existing only in an oral or non-standardized form, especially a language spoken in a developing country or an isolated region.

    Synonyms: vernacular
Related words: patois vernacular vernacular

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters D I A L E C T
Length 7 letters
Scrabble Score 10 points

Anagrams of DIALECT

Words that use the same letters:

CITADEL DELICAT DELTAIC EDICTAL LACTIDE

Words Containing "DIALECT"

BIDIALECTAL BIDIALECTALISM DIALECTAL DIALECTALIZE DIALECTALLY DIALECTIC DIALECTICAL DIALECTICALLY DIALECTICIAN DIALECTICISM DIALECTICIZE DIALECTICS DIALECTOLOGER DIALECTOLOGY DIALECTOLOGIC DIALECTOLOGICAL DIALECTOLOGIES DIALECTOLOGIST DIALECTOR DIALECTS

Words Starting with "DIALECT"

DIALECTAL DIALECTALIZE DIALECTALLY DIALECTIC DIALECTICAL DIALECTICALLY DIALECTICIAN DIALECTICISM DIALECTICIZE DIALECTICS DIALECTOLOGER DIALECTOLOGY DIALECTOLOGIC DIALECTOLOGICAL DIALECTOLOGIES DIALECTOLOGIST DIALECTOR DIALECTS

Words Ending with "DIALECT"

SUBDIALECT TRANSDIALECT