Synonym vs. Dialect
Difference Between Synonym and Dialect
Synonymnoun
A word whose meaning is the same as that of another word.
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.
Synonymnoun
A word or phrase with a meaning that is the same as, or very similar to, another word or phrase.
“Happy” is a synonym of “glad”.Dialectnoun
(pejorative) Language that is perceived as substandard or wrong.
Synonymnoun
(zoology) Any of the formal names for a taxon, including the valid name (i.e. the senior synonym).
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).
Synonymnoun
Any name for a taxon, usually a validly published, formally accepted one, but often also an unpublished name.
Dialectnoun
A variant of a non-standardized programming language.
Home computers in the 1980s had many incompatible dialects of BASIC.Synonymnoun
(databases) An alternative (often shorter) name defined for an object in a database.
Dialectnoun
(ornithology) A variant form of the vocalizations of a bird species restricted to a certain area or population.
Synonymnoun
two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context
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
