dialectal

/ˌdaɪəˈlɛktəl/

adj 2

Collocations

ADJ.

english, grinny, illiterate

DIALECTAL + NOUN

american, pronunciation, term, word

ADV.

only

Definitions

adj

Of or relating to a dialect.

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.

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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.

Wiktionary

This is a dialectal word.

Tatoeba · #1671781

That is a dialectal pronunciation.

Tatoeba · #6020446

Mary's German is very dialectal.

Tatoeba · #12891905

Grinny is a dialectal American English term for a chipmunk.

Tatoeba · #12946030

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