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| dialect |
| 1. n. (linguistics) A variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular area, community or social group, often differing from other varieties of the same language in minor ways as regards vocabul | |
| 2. n. (pejorative) Language that is perceived as substandard or wrong. | |
| 3. n. A lect (often a regional or minority language) as part of a group or family of languages, especially if they are viewed as a single language, or if contrasted with a standardized idiom that is conside | |
| 4. n. (computing, programming) A variant of a non-standardized programming language. | |
| Home computers in the 1980s had many incompatible dialects of BASIC. | |
| 5. n. (ornithology) A variant form of the vocalizations of a bird species restricted to a certain area or population. | |
| Us |
| 1. n. plural of U | |
| 2. pron. (personal) Me and at least one other person; the objective case of we. | |
| 3. pron. (colloquial) Me. | |
| Give us a look at your paper. | |
| Give us your wallet! | |
| 4. pron. (Northern England) Our. | |
| We'll have to throw us food out. | |
| 5. det. The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person. | |
| It's not good enough for us teachers. | |
| 6. n. plural of u | |
| diagonally |
| 1. adv. In a diagonal manner, not square to any direction. | |
