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dial.

dial. is the abbreviation of dialectal.

Meaning of dialectal

Adjective

dialectal (comparative more dialectal, superlative most dialectal)

  1. Of or relating to a dialect.
  2. Peculiar to a (nonstandard) variety or lect.
    • Now (exc. in Nautical language, see b) it is only dialectal or an illiterate substitute for lie, its identity of form with the past tense of the latter no doubt accounting largely for the confusion.1908, “lay v.¹”, in James A. H. Murray et al., editors, A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume VI, Part 1, London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 128

Questions about dial.

What is dial. the abbreviation of?
Dial. is the abbreviation of dialectal.

Words near dial. in the dictionary

  1. dial-in time
  2. dial-in times
  3. dial-ins
  4. dial-up
  5. dial-ups
  6. dial.
  7. dialability
  8. dialable
  9. dialane
  10. dialate
  11. dialation

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