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dialectology
(dia¦lect|ology)
Pronunciation:
/ˌdʌɪəlɛkˈtɒlədʒi/
noun
[
mass noun
]
the branch of linguistics concerned with the study of dialects.
Derivatives
dialectological
Pronunciation:
/-təˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l/
adjective
dialectologist
noun
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