| Main Entry: | dialect |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | local speech |
Synonyms: |
accent, argot, cant, idiom, jargon, language, lingo, localism, patois, patter, pronunciation, provincialism, regionalism, slang, terminology, tongue, vernacular, vocabulary |
| Notes: | a dialect is geographical or social variety of speech, whereas dialectic is a form of reasoning or argumentation that focuses on resolving contradictions |
| Main Entry: | argot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | jargon |
Synonyms: |
cant, dialect, idiom, lingo, parlance, patois, slang, terminology, vernacular, vocabulary |
| Main Entry: | cant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | jargon |
Synonyms: |
argot, dialect, diction, idiom, language, lingo, patois, patter, phraseology, slang, vernacular, vocabulary |
Antonyms: |
standard |
| Main Entry: | idiom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | manner of speaking, turn of phrase |
Synonyms: |
argot, colloquialism, dialect, expression, idiosyncrasy, jargon, language, lingo, localism, locution, parlance, patois, phrase, provincialism, set phrase, street talk, style, talk, tongue, usage, vernacular, vernacularism, word |
Antonyms: |
standard |
| Main Entry: | language |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | system of words for communication |
Synonyms: |
accent, argot, articulation, brogue, cant, communication, conversation, dialect, diction, dictionary, discourse, doublespeak, expression, gibberish, idiom, interchange, jargon, lexicon, lingua franca, palaver, parlance, patois, phraseology, prose, signal, slang, sound, speech, style, talk, terminology, tongue, utterance, verbalization, vernacular, vocabulary, vocalization, voice, word, wording |
| Notes: | don't use 'language' when you mean 'writing system' - Chinese is a spoken language with no characters; the Chinese writing system uses thousands of characters |
| Main Entry: | locution |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | phrasing |
Synonyms: |
accent, articulation, dialect, diction, expression, inflection, language, phraseology |
| Main Entry: | parlance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | idiom |
Synonyms: |
argot, colloquialism, dialect, diction, expression, idiosyncrasy, jargon, language, lingo, localism, locution, patois, phrase, provincialism, set phrase, speech, street talk, talk, tongue, vernacular |
| Main Entry: | patter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | casual talk |
Synonyms: |
argot, cant, chatter, dialect, jabber, jargon, jive, line*, lingo, monologue, patois, pitch*, prattle*, slant*, spiel*, vernacular |
Antonyms: |
quiet, silence |
| Main Entry: | speech |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | talk |
Synonyms: |
accent, articulation, communication, conversation, dialect, dialogue, diction, discussion, double talk, doublespeak, elocution, enunciation, expressing, expression, idiom, intercourse, jargon, language, lingo, locution, mother tongue, native tongue, oral communication, palaver, parlance, prattle, pronunciation, prose, speaking, spiel, tone, tongue, utterance, verbalization, vernacular, vocal expression, vocalization, vocalizing, voice, voicing |
Antonyms: |
listening, quiet, silence |
| Main Entry: | talk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | communication with language |
Synonyms: |
argot, chatter, dialect, discourse, jargon, lingo, locution, parlance, patois, slang, speaking, speech, utterance, verbalization, vocalization, words |
Antonyms: |
silence |