Dialogue vs. Dialect

Dialogue vs. Dialect — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Dialogue and Dialect

Dialoguenoun

A conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals.

Bill and Melinda maintained a dialogue via email over the course of their long-distance relationship.

Dialectnoun

(linguistics) A variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular area, community, or group, often differing from other varieties of the same language in minor ways as regards vocabulary, style, spelling and pronunciation.

Dialoguenoun

(authorship) In a dramatic or literary presentation, the verbal parts of the script or text; the verbalizations of the actors or characters.

The movie had great special effects, but the dialogue was lackluster.

Dialectnoun

(pejorative) Language that is perceived as substandard or wrong.

Dialoguenoun

(philosophy) A literary form, where the presentation resembles a conversation.

A literary historian, she specialized in the dialogues of ancient Greek philosophers.

Dialectnoun

A language (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 variety that is considered the 'true' form of the language (for example, Cantonese as contrasted with Mandarin Chinese, or Bavarian as contrasted with German).

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Dialoguenoun

(computing) A dialogue box.

Once the My Computer dialogue opens, select Local Disk (C:), then right click and scroll down.

Dialectnoun

A variant of a non-standardized programming language.

Home computers in the 1980s had many incompatible dialects of BASIC.

Dialogueverb

To discuss or negotiate so that all parties can reach an understanding.

Pearson wanted to dialogue with his overseas counterparts about the new reporting requirements.

Dialectnoun

(ornithology) A variant form of the vocalizations of a bird species restricted to a certain area or population.

Dialogueverb

(obsolete) To take part in a dialogue; to dialogize.

Dialectnoun

the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people;

the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of Englishhe has a strong German accent
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Dialoguenoun

a conversation between two persons

Dialoguenoun

the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction

Dialoguenoun

a literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people;

he has read Plato's Dialogues in the original Greek

Dialoguenoun

a discussion intended to produce an agreement;

the buyout negotiation lasted several daysthey disagreed but kept an open dialoguetalks between Israelis and Palestinians