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dialectology
di·a·lec·tol·o·gy
[
d ə lek tólləjee
]
noun
Definition:
study of dialects:
the study of the dialects of a language
di·a·lec·to·log·i·cal
[
d ə lektə lójjik'l
]
adjective
di·a·lec·to·log·i·cal·ly
[
d ə lektə lójjikəlee
]
adverb
di·a·lec·tol·o·gist
[
d ə lek tólləjist
]
noun
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di·a·lec·to·log·i·cal [ d ə lektə lójjik'l ] adjectivedi·a·lec·to·log·i·cal·ly [ d ə lektə lójjikəlee ] adverbdi·a·lec·tol·o·gist [ d ə lek tólləjist ] noun
