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the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field
the promotional team for the new computer used a dialect full of acronyms that the press found difficult to follow
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Recent Examples of dialect
The delightful elocution of their dry-as-martini witticisms (dialect coach Nancy Carlin) adds to the joys of this period piece.
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Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
Scholars say their separation from the mainland caused residents to retain much of their African heritage, including their unique dialect and skills and crafts such as cast-net fishing and basket-weaving.
—Russ Bynum and Emily Wagster Pettus, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
Variations in pronunciation due to accents and dialects pose significant challenges for AI.
—Beth Worthy, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Cultural differences like a patient’s accent or dialect can be completely overlooked or misinterpreted by an AI transcription service.
—Renée Onque, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
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Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
Scholars say their separation from the mainland caused residents to retain much of their African heritage, including their unique dialect and skills and crafts such as cast-net fishing and basket-weaving.
—Russ Bynum and Emily Wagster Pettus, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
Variations in pronunciation due to accents and dialects pose significant challenges for AI.
—Beth Worthy, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Cultural differences like a patient’s accent or dialect can be completely overlooked or misinterpreted by an AI transcription service.
—Renée Onque, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dialect
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There are effective remedies available through the court system to a party who feels they have been harmed because the other party breached (legal terminology for broke) their contract.Joe Sabin, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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Holgorsen didn’t know the terminology or the names of many players.Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
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The language barrier has always been the catalyst for most problems when working with someone who speaks a foreign language.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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The platform launches with a slate spanning 12+ languages and 10+ genres, featuring everything from video-on-demand content to free gaming, radio streaming, and 65 live channels.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
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Regrettably, the catchy moniker has slinked into our vocabulary, and we are seemingly stuck with it.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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The reports began introducing the rhetoric of climate change straight into the heart of the far right’s vocabulary.Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2024
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Slang terms for marijuana Pot, Mary Jane, grass, reefer, green, hash, ganja and doobie are just a few of the ever-growing list of slang terms used in exchange for marijuana.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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Fact checked by Sarah Scott Parents of tweens and teens like me are always in need of a brush up on current slang terms, such as lala bop, and rizz.Melissa Willets, Parents, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Dialect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dialect. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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