DIALECTICISM

Etymology 1

Noun

dialecticism (countable and uncountable, plural dialecticisms)

The quality of being dialectic.

Etymology 2

Noun

dialecticism (plural dialecticisms)

(linguistics) A dialectal word or phrase (especially if borrowed into another dialect or into 'standard' language).

Synonym: dialectism

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

12 January 2025

HABIT

(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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