(linguistics, strict sense) A lect (often a regional or minority language) as part of a group or family of languages, especially if they are viewed as a single language, or if contrasted with a standardized idiom that is considered the 'true' form of the language (for example, Cantonese as contrasted with Mandarin Chinese or Bavarian as contrasted with Standard German).

plural of dialectism

(linguistics) Alternative form of dialecticism.

(rare) The quality of being dialectal.

plural of dialectalism

Alternative form of dialecticism (“dialectism”)

(programming) The creation of domain-specific languages within an existing programming language.

(linguistics) A range of dialects that vary slightly by region, so that the further apart two regions are, the more the language differs.

plural of eye dialect

(philosophy) The concept of reality in which material things are in the constant process of change brought about by the tension between conflicting or interacting forces, elements, or ideas.