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dialects

NOUN

local speech

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accent idiom jargon language lingo patois pronunciation slang terminology tongue vernacular vocabulary

STRONG

argot cant localism patter provincialism regionalism

Antonyms

STRONGEST

standard

Example Sentences

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Garg was a cultural icon in Assam and sang in more than 40 languages and dialects in a career spanning 33 years.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

By his teen years in Annapolis, Md., Duvall had become an excellent mimic, absorbing dialects and mannerisms wherever he happened to be.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

The world's biggest US AI chatbots do not work in all of India's 22 official languages - let alone the hundreds of dialects that exist within them.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

The current north-south divide is marked by accents and dialects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

I could not understand any of the dialects the interviewer at China Airlines tried on me, and he didn’t understand me either.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston