Dialectal

/ˌdaɪəˈlɛktəl/ adj

adj ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to a dialect.
  2. 2
    Peculiar to a (nonstandard) variety or lect.

    "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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    belonging to or characteristic of a dialect wordnet

Example

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"That is a dialectal pronunciation."

Etymology

From dialect + -al.

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