(British spelling) present participle of dial

(British spelling) Alternative form of dialing

plural of dialectologist

(linguistics) A person who studies regional differences in speech sounds.

A short metrical pause between two identical vowel sounds, one at the end of a word, the other at the beginning of the next word.

(uncountable) Nonstandard spellings which, although they indicate a standard pronunciation, are deliberately substituted in place of the standard spellings, often to indicate that a speaker's regular use of language is nonstandard or dialectal.

plural of dialefe

In a dialectical manner; logically. / Regarding dialectics.

plural of dialectician

(chiefly historical) Someone skilled in dialectics: someone able to arrive at logical conclusions through reasoned argument.