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dialectal

  • /ˌdaɪəˈlɛktəl/

adjective more dialectal · most dialectal

  1. Of or relating to a dialect.
  2. 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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adj relating to a dialect

Españoldialectal
Portuguêsdialetal
Françaisdialectal
Deutschmundartlich, dialektal, dialektisch
Românădialectal
Русскийдиале́ктный dialéktnyj, диалекта́льный dialektálʹnyj
العربيةلَهْجِيّ lahjiyy

adj peculiar to a dialect

Españoldialectal
Portuguêsdialetal
Русскийдиале́ктный dialéktnyj

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@misc{dialectal_2026,
  title = {dialectal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dialectal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}