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
  • German NGOs and some companies have left X and there are calls for boycotting Tesla and X. Tesla’s gigafactory near Berlin—a product of the regional Social Democrats’ engagement, not the AfD—regularly bumps up against German regulators, and will now be ever more unlikely to get calls in its favor.
    Paul Hockenos, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The 2025 lineup will have more than 50 national, regional and local artists, including The Dave Matthews Band, pop icon Gwen Stefani and rising star Benson Boone, plus others to be announced soon.
    Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025
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
  • To push the colloquial gold envelope even further, Swift added a chain belt.
    Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 3 Jan. 2025
  • From 1948 to 1972, Waugh served as an Army paratrooper and Green Beret, the colloquial name for Special Forces soldiers.
    Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of colloquial
Adjective
  • Bachman, then 30 years old, had already won national acclaim, and toured throughout the United States and Europe, with a sprawling collection of vernacular guitar music, spread across more than a dozen releases.
    Brendan Fitzgerald, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The novelist was remarkable in approaching the subject of race as a modernist, rather than drawing on Southern tropes or vernacular to convey her characters’ Blackness, said Thadious M. Davis, a professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania who has studied and written about Larsen’s work.
    Ethelene Whitmire, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of vernacular
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