the form of a language that is spoken in one area with grammar, words, and pronunciation that may be different from other forms of the same language a Southern dialect dialect words/expressions compare accent, idiolect
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NAmE//ˌdaɪəˈlɛktl//
adjective There are dialectal differences from one area of the country to another.See dialect in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: dialect