DIALECTOLOGY

dialectology

(noun) the branch of philology that is devoted to the study of dialects

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dialectology (usually uncountable, plural dialectologies)

The study of dialects.

Source: Wiktionary


Di`a*lec*tol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Dialect + -logy.]

Definition: That branch of philology which is devoted to the consideration of dialects. Beck.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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OBLIQUE

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