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διάλεκτος — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dialect noun A form of a language spoken in a particular region or by a particular group, differing from the standard version in vocabulary, grammar, or pronunciation.
  • language noun A system of words and grammar used by a community to communicate.
  • vernacular noun The everyday, informal language spoken by ordinary people in a particular place, as opposed to formal or literary language.

Senses

διάλεκτος is used for these senses in English:

  • language (uncountable) A sublanguage: the slang of a particular community or jargon of a particular specialist field.
  • vernacular Language unique to a particular group of people.

language — full definition

  1. noun A system of words and grammar used by a community to communicate.
  2. noun The particular style, wording, or tone used in speech or writing.
  3. noun A system of symbols and rules used to write computer programs.
  4. noun Strong or offensive words; swearing.

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