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dialectology

Syllabification: (di·a·lec·tol·o·gy)
Pronunciation: /ˌdīəlekˈtäləjē/
Definition of dialectology

noun

  • the branch of linguistics concerned with the study of dialects.

Derivatives

dialectological

Pronunciation: /-təˈläjikəl/
adjective

dialectologist

Pronunciation: /-jist/
noun

dialectology in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of dialectology in the British & World English dictionary

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