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dialectology

Pronunciation: /ˌdʌɪəlɛkˈtɒlədʒi/

Definition of dialectology

noun

[mass noun]
  • the branch of linguistics concerned with the study of dialects.

Derivatives

dialectological

Pronunciation: /-təˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l/

adjective

dialectologist

noun

dialectology in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of dialectology in the US English dictionary

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