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the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field
the promotional team for the new computer used a dialect full of acronyms that the press found difficult to follow
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Recent Examples of dialect
Yet Cornelius Krull, the patriarch, speaks only a German dialect and never utters more than two words.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Many older residents speak not just Italian and Croatian, but also a local dialect derived from Old Venetian and Old Croatian.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026
Sperm whales communicate using group-specific dialects orders of magnitude older than Sanskrit.
—Ryan Huling, Time, 7 May 2026
The name Ca’ Riviera is derived from the Venetian dialect.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Many older residents speak not just Italian and Croatian, but also a local dialect derived from Old Venetian and Old Croatian.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026
Sperm whales communicate using group-specific dialects orders of magnitude older than Sanskrit.
—Ryan Huling, Time, 7 May 2026
The name Ca’ Riviera is derived from the Venetian dialect.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dialect
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The Problem With Prompts AI prompts are typically built on standard industry terminology, rehashed competitive positioning and category language.—
Stu Sjouwerman,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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But first, a note on terminology, as not all personalized tailoring is made at the same level.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
20 May 2026
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The catalog runs to more than 400 Chinese-language, 200 English-language and 50 Korean titles spanning variety, reality and comedy.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
26 May 2026
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His novels have been translated into twenty different languages.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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There’s going to be some ups and downs – but up wasn’t even in the team vocabulary the past three years.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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From nine finalists to one champion All told, there were seven spelling rounds and one multiple-choice vocabulary round, which was added to the onstage competition in 2021 to put less emphasis on rote memorization.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
29 May 2026
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How did the name Go-Go being used as slang for parties come about?—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
11 May 2026
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The home was dubbed Snowman in honor of Bryan’s late brother, Chris, who earned the nickname from the golf slang for a score of eight on an individual hole.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Dialect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dialect. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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