dialectal

adjective

Definition of dialectalnext
as in dialectical

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dialectal
  1. dialectical
  2. regional
  3. nonstandard
  4. colloquial
  5. vernacular
Adjective
  • An appreciation of the theater as a dialectical art form that puts perspectives into collision.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Richardson weaves a dialectical story of conflict between American leaders who want power over others, portraying American democracy not as a triumphant accomplishment but as, at best, a work in progress.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2024
Definition of dialectical
Adjective
  • The singer, daughter of late regional Mexican icon Jenni Rivera, has weathered a barrage of personal storms.
    Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Both countries have used Syria as a strategic regional outpost in service of their commercial and military interests.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of regional
Adjective
  • And Telegram itself uses standard crypto algorithms developed and certified by US government agencies, just in nonstandard ways.
    Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 27 Jan. 2021
  • Despite these guidelines, healthcare providers still take measurements in nonstandard positions — with the arm resting on a patient’s lap or hanging at their side, according to study authors.
    Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of nonstandard
Adjective
  • Today’s Connections groups are... Yellow group — baffle Green group — curse Blue group — Toy Story characters, familiarly Purple group — colloquial suffixes What Are Today’s Connections Answers? Spoiler alert!
    Kris Holt, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Ortiz helped Clark use colloquial Spanish, so some of the songs use slang most commonly used in Mexico.
    Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of colloquial
Adjective
  • But in the past decade, Chinese auto designs have developed their own, more worldly design vernacular, says Brenden Donnelly, who worked in design and brand management at the Chinese automakers Geely and Lynk & Co before founding his own startup.
    Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024
  • But Jake Xerxes Fussell’s music, which draws heavily from nineteenth- and twentieth-century vernacular folk songs and archival field recordings, is idiomatic, and entirely his own.
    Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of vernacular
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