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di·a·lec·tol·o·gy

(dī′ə-lĕk-tŏl′ə-jē)

The study of dialects.

di′a·lec′to·log′i·cal (-tə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl) adj.

di′a·lec′to·log′i·cal·ly adv.

di′a·lec·tol′o·gist n.

dialectology

(ˌdaɪəlɛkˈtɒlədʒɪ)

(Linguistics) the study of dialects and dialectal variations

dialectological adj

ˌdiaˌlectoˈlogically adv

ˌdialecˈtologist n

di•a•lec•tol•o•gy

(ˌdaɪ ə lɛkˈtɒl ə dʒi)

n.

the study of dialects.

[1875–80]

di`a•lec`to•log′i•cal, adj.

di`a•lec•tol′o•gist, n.

dialectology

1. the study of dialects and dialect features.
2. the linguistic features of a dialect. — dialectician, dialectologist, n. — dialectologie, dialectological, adj.

dialectology

[ˌdaɪəlekˈtɒlədʒɪ] N → dialectología f

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