as in languages
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 dialects
Many live in complex social groups, communicate in different dialects, pass on culture through generations, engage in play and even grieve the loss of family and friends as was the case here.
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Simulate high-stress scenarios with diverse dialects and vernacular; document any empathy drop-off.
—Tayfun Bilsel, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Gullah Creole is a mix of Southern and [some other] dialects.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
The Tibetan diaspora encompasses people from three historical regions and five major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, each of which has its own subcultures, dialects, and histories.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
Google says this feature supports more than 70 languages—fewer than the 251 total, including regional and national dialects, that this app supports after a series of linguistic expansions.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
In Italy, there are 20 different regions, hundreds of regional dialects, and at least 350 kinds of pasta.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2025
Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Simulate high-stress scenarios with diverse dialects and vernacular; document any empathy drop-off.
—Tayfun Bilsel, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Gullah Creole is a mix of Southern and [some other] dialects.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
The Tibetan diaspora encompasses people from three historical regions and five major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, each of which has its own subcultures, dialects, and histories.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
Google says this feature supports more than 70 languages—fewer than the 251 total, including regional and national dialects, that this app supports after a series of linguistic expansions.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
In Italy, there are 20 different regions, hundreds of regional dialects, and at least 350 kinds of pasta.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dialects
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For millennia, human brains adapted to local environments, languages and cultural practices.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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SonyLIV’s 2025 slate spans multiple languages with 25 original series across Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Bengali.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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Transcripts, grammars, vocabularies, dictionaries, glyph studies, botanical studies, commentaries, articles, editions of codices, correspondence, maps, charts, drawings, photographs, Maya Society materials, genealogies of Maya families, and Mayan glyphs on moveable type.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Sep. 2025
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For decades, BCIs were limited to toy demos and small vocabularies.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, analytical software has revolutionized linguistic inquiry, enabling greater understanding of the ways language works—when, how, and why words break out; the specific contexts for expressions and idioms.—
Stefan Fatsis,
The Atlantic,
13 Sep. 2025
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These systems can interpret regional slang, idioms and context-specific expressions, hence minimizing both over-censorship and under-enforcement.—
Anees Ali Khan,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Dialects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dialects. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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