subdialect

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noun

A subdivision of a dialect.

OriginEnglish dialect ← Latin sub- →
Scrabble 15
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Meanings

nounsubdialect (plural subdialects)

plural subdialects

  1. A subdivision of a dialect.

Origin

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Englishdialect
  5. Englishsubdialect

From sub- + dialect.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 次方言
  • 次方言 (ci³ fong¹ jin⁴)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 次方言
  • 次方言 (cìfāngyán)Translations
Czech subdialekt
  • subdialektTranslations
French sous-dialecte
  • sous-dialecteTranslations
German Untermundart, Unterdialekt
  • UntermundartTranslations
  • UnterdialektTranslations
  • SubdialektTranslations
Polish gwara, poddialekt
  • gwaraTranslations
  • poddialektTranslations
  • subdialektTranslations
Russian го́вор
  • го́вор (góvor)Translations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

subdeltaic
Cite this entry
APA

subdialect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subdialect

MLA

“subdialect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subdialect. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subdialect,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subdialect.

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