Dialectal
/ˌdaɪəˈlɛktəl/ adj
adj ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of or relating to a dialect.
- 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 belonging to or characteristic of a dialect wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"That is a dialectal pronunciation."
Etymology
From dialect + -al.