dialect
nounUK /ˈdaɪ.ə.lekt/
US /ˈdaɪ.ə.lekt/
A special way that people in one place talk.
The people on the island speak a dialect that sounds different from the mainland.
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2. A form of a language spoken by a particular group or in a particular region, with its own words and grammar.
The southern dialect uses words you won't hear in the north.
3. The way a particular person or group expresses ideas through language.
The dialect of science uses many technical terms.
4. A variety of a programming language or system with its own special features.
This software speaks a dialect of SQL.