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Definition of
dialectology noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
dialectology
noun
/ˌdaɪəlekˈtɒlədʒi/
/ˌdaɪəlekˈtɑːlədʒi/
[uncountable]
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dialectology
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Nearby words
dialectical materialism
noun
dialectologist
noun
dialectology
noun
dial in
phrasal verb
dial into
phrasal verb
remarkably
adverb
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