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

The dialect of the Kalasha-speaking people in the Urtsun valley in Chitral, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

plural of dialect continuum

A group of Japanese dialects in the Kansai region (Kinki region) of Japan.

(sociolinguistics) Synonym of standard language

(linguistics) the reduction of dialectal diversity within a language due to the propagation of a single prestige variety

(dialectology) An enclave where a dialect is physically isolated from similar dialects.

Uncommon form of dialectical behavior therapy.

(Commonwealth of Nations) Uncommon form of dialectical behavior therapy.

(Commonwealth of Nations) Alternative spelling of dialectical behavior therapy