A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression, often regional.
A variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular area, community{{,}} or group, often differing from other varieties of the same language in minor ways as regards vocabulary, style, spelling and pronunciation.
Language that is perceived as substandard or wrong.
A language (often a regional or minority language) as part of a group or family of languages, especially if they are viewed as a single language, or if contrasted with a standardized variety that is considered the ’true’ form of the language (for example, Cantonese as contrasted with Mandarin Chinese, or Bavarian as contrasted with German).
A variant of a non-standardized programming language.
A variant form of the vocalizations of a bird species restricted to a certain area or population.
A colloquial expression, not employed in formal discourse or writing.
Means or mode of expressing thoughts; language; tongue; form of speech.
The form of speech of a limited region or people, as distinguished from ether forms nearly related to it; a variety or subdivision of a language; speech characterized by local peculiarities or specific circumstances; as, the Ionic and Attic were dialects of Greece; the Yorkshire dialect; the dialect of the learned.