dialect
noun
/ˈdaɪ.əˌlɛkt/
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- (linguistics, broad sense) 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.
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dialecte,
patois
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dialectal
adjective
/ˌdaɪəˈlɛktəl/
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- Of or relating to a dialect.
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dialectal
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dialectics
noun
/daɪəˈlɛktɪks/
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- (philosophy, uncountable) A systematic method of argument that attempts to resolve the contradictions in opposing views or ideas.
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dialectique
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dialectical
adjective
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- Of, or pertaining to dialectic; (in, _, philosophy) logically reasoned through the exchange of opposing ideas.
- Synonym of dialectal (“of, or peculiar to a dialect”)
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dialectique
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dialectically
adverb
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- In a dialectical manner; logically.
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dialectiquement
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