| Front | dialect |
|---|---|
| Back | di‧a‧lect /ˈdaɪəlekt/ noun [uncountable and countable] a form of a language which is spoken only in one area, with words or grammar that are slightly different from other forms of the same language → accent Chinese/Yorkshire etc dialect The people up there speak a Tibetan dialect. the local dialect THESAURUS different kinds of language dialect a form of a language that is spoken in one area of a country, with different words, grammar, or pronunciation from other areas: Cantonese is only one of many Chinese dialects. | the local dialect accent the way that someone pronounces words, because of where they were born or live, or their social class: Karen has a strong New Jersey accent. | an upper class accent slang very informal spoken language, used especially by people who belong to a particular group, for example young people or criminals: Teenage slang changes all the time. | ‘Dosh’ is slang for ‘money’. terminology formal the technical words or expressions that are used in a particular subject: musical terminology | Patients are often unfamiliar with medical terminology. jargon especially disapproving words and phrases used in a particular profession or subject and which are difficult for other people to understand: The instructions were written in complicated technical jargon. | ‘Outsourcing’ is business jargon for sending work to people outside a company to do. | The letter was full of legal jargon. |
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