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dialectal

/dahy-uh-lek-tl/US // ˌdaɪ əˈlɛk tl //

方言,地方话,土语,土话

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of a dialect.
    • : characteristic of a dialect.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • It may be a mere dialectal form of 'crooked,' or it may be miswritten for kroked, the usual old spelling.

  • Some of them probably heard the jests at the expense of their dialectal peculiarities which Plautus introduced into his comedies.

  • It is questioned how far it is possible to adopt living dialectal forms to save words that would otherwise perish.

  • Although each dialectal feature has its own boundaries, these are not set by pure chance.

  • The Middle English was pre-eminently the Dialectal period of the language.

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