dialect

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|linguistics|strict sense}} A [[lect]] (often a {{l|en|regional}} or {{l|en|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]] [[idiom]] that is considered the 'true' form of the language (for example, [[Bavarian]] as contrasted with [[Standard German]]).
2. {{lb|en|linguistics|broad sense}} A [[variety]] of a [[language]] that is characteristic of a particular [[area]], [[community]]{{,}} or [[social group]], differing from other varieties of the same language in relatively minor ways as regards [[grammar]], [[phonology]], and [[lexicon]].
3. {{lb|en|pejorative}} Language that is perceived as substandard or wrong.
4. {{lb|en|colloquial|offensive}} A language existing only in an oral or non-standardized form, especially a language spoken in a developing country or an isolated region.
5. {{lb|en|computing|programming}} A [[variant]] of a non-[[standardize]]d [[programming language]].
6. {{lb|en|ornithology}} A variant form of the [[vocalizations]] of a bird species restricted to a certain area or population.

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