dialect definition by Wordo

Noun

A

lect

(

often

a

or

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

considered

the

'

true

'

form

of

the

language

(

for

example

,

Bavarian

as

contrasted

with

Standard German

).