"dialect" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɑɪ.ə.ˌlɛkt/ Audio: en-us-dialect.ogg [US] Forms: dialect [singular], dialects [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A dialect is a version of a language. People who speak different dialects might sound different or word meanings might be a little different. People speaking different dialects talk similar enough that they can understand each other. (If people cannot understand each other, they speak different languages, not different dialects.)
    Sense id: simple-dialect-en-noun-9K3PJrmi
     
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          "text": "The dialect of the southern United States is quite different from that of the north."
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