dialectal

/ˌdaɪəˈlɛktəl/

dialectal

English Adj
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Definition

Of or relating to a dialect.

Etymology

From dialect + -al.

Example Sentences

  • "Now (exc. in Nautical language, see b) it is only dialectal or an illiterate substitute for lie, its identity of form with the past tense of the latter no doubt accounting largely for the confusion."
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