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hyperdialectism

hyperdialectism is the alternative form of hyperdialectalism.

Meaning of hyperdialectalism

Noun

hyperdialectalism (countable and uncountable, plural hyperdialectalisms)

  1. A phenomenon where a speaker attempts to use a dialect form or pronunciation, but overapplies it incorrectly, resulting in a form that is not authentic to the target dialect.

Forms of hyperdialectism

pluralhyperdialectisms

Questions about hyperdialectism

What is hyperdialectism the alternative form of?
Hyperdialectism is the alternative form of hyperdialectalism.

Words near hyperdialectism in the dictionary

  1. hyperdeveloped
  2. hyperdevelopment
  3. hyperdiabolical
  4. hyperdialectalism
  5. hyperdialectalisms
  6. hyperdialectism
  7. hyperdialectisms
  8. hyperdiamond
  9. hyperdiamonds
  10. hyperdicrotic
  11. hyperdicrotism

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hyperdialectism (page history and authors); hyperdialectalism (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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