dialect

/ˈdaɪəˌlekt/DIGH-uh-lekt
/ˈdaɪəˌlɛkt/DIGH-uh-lekt

Meaninga manner of speaking

Common meaning: a local form of a language

Journey through time

  1. Latindialectos‘a manner of speaking’source
  2. Frenchdialectesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa manner of speaking → a local form of a languagedialect‘a local form of a language’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin dialectos ‘a manner of speaking’.

Roots

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