Dialectology
Pronunciation : Di`a*lec*tol"o*gy
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Dialect + -logy.]
Definition : Defn: That branch of philology which is devoted to the consideration of dialects. Beck.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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