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Northern English accent and dialect
Manchester dialect or Manchester English, known informally as Mancunian (/mænˈkjuːniən/ man-KEW-nee-ən) or Manc, is the English accent and dialect variations
Manchester_dialect
Northern English vernacular native to Lancashire
derivative attempt to document the dialect county-wide was A Glossary of the Lancashire Dialect (1875), produced under the Manchester Literary Club. The editors
Lancashire_dialect
City and metropolitan borough in England
Kingdom portal Europe portal List of Freemen of the City of Manchester Manchester dialect Pronounced /ˈmæntʃɪstər, -tʃɛs-/ Pronounced /mænˈkjuːniən/ Both
Manchester
Topics referred to by the same term
Something pertaining to the city of Manchester, in North West England The Manchester dialect, or Manc accent, spoken in Manchester and outlying areas ManC (magazine)
Manc
Topics referred to by the same term
Manchester, in particular: The people born in Manchester (see also List of people from Manchester) The Manchester dialect of English The Mancunion, a student newspaper
Mancunian
Dialect of the East Midlands, England
East Midlands English is a dialect, including local and social variations spoken in most parts of the East Midlands, England. It generally includes areas
East_Midlands_English
Dialect of English
surrounding counties of Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, Shropshire, and Derbyshire.[vague] The dialect has existed for centuries and is distinct
Cheshire_dialect
Ceremonial county in North West England
Midlands. The demonym of Greater Manchester is "Greater Mancunian". The Manchester accent and dialect, native to Manchester, is common in the city and adjacent
Greater_Manchester
Mancunian – in Manchester, Salford, various other areas of Greater Manchester, and parts of Lancashire and eastern Cheshire Northumbrian dialect Pitmatic –
English language in Northern England
English_language_in_Northern_England
Social structure of British society
west of the region. Manchester dialect, the accent and dialect of Manchester and the surrounding area. Scouse – The accent and dialect of Liverpool, especially
Social class in the United Kingdom
Social_class_in_the_United_Kingdom
English-language dialect
List of dialects of the English language Northern England English Cumbrian dialect Lancashire dialect and accent Geordie Manchester dialect Scouse Scottish
Barrovian
Birmingham (see Brummie), Manchester (see Manchester dialect), Liverpool (see Scouse), Sheffield and Stoke-on-Trent (see Potteries dialect). This also occurred
Phonological history of English consonant clusters
Phonological_history_of_English_consonant_clusters
Accent and dialect of English in the Liverpool City Region
northern English dialects include: Cumbrian (Cumbria) Geordie (Newcastle) Lanky (Lancashire) Mackem (Sunderland) Mancunian (Manchester) Pitmatic (Durham
Scouse
Yorkshire dialect Northumbrian Geordie / Tyneside Pitmatic Mackem Smoggie Manchester dialect Liverpool dialect / Scouse Cheshire dialect Lancashire dialect Cumbrian
List of Indo-European languages
List_of_Indo-European_languages
Indo-Aryan macrolanguage of the Romani people
(originally exclusively regional) dialects. Today, Romani is spoken by small groups in 42 European countries. A project at Manchester University in England is
Romani_language
West Germanic language
spoken mainly in Northern Germany and the northeastern Netherlands. The dialect of Plautdietsch is also spoken in the Russian Mennonite diaspora worldwide
Low_German
British and Irish blood sausage
for centuries, blak podyngs having been recorded c. 1450, a number of dialect names have also been used for the dish, such as black pot (in Somerset)
Black_pudding
Dialect of English spoken in London
programme Front Row Problems playing this file? See media help. Cockney is a dialect of the English language mainly spoken in London, particularly by Londoners
Cockney
Region of England
would have been the Northumbrian dialect of Old English. The region's high number of English place names like Manchester, Liverpool, Lancaster, Blackburn
North_West_England
Scots variety spoken in and around Glasgow, Scotland
The Glasgow dialect, also called Glaswegian or Glasgow patter, is a dialect or language variety spoken in and around Glasgow, Scotland. It is most common
Glasgow_dialect
English dialect in Cornwall, Southwestern England
Cornish dialect (also known as Cornish English, Anglo-Cornish or Cornu-English) is a dialect of English spoken in Cornwall by Cornish people. Dialectal English
Cornish_dialect
American actress
Wiener-Dog (2016), Baryshnikov had supporting roles in films such as Manchester by the Sea (2016), The Kindergarten Teacher (2018), and Love Lies Bleeding
Anna_Baryshnikov
Para-Romani dialect spoken by the Romanichal
(also known as Angloromany, Rummaness, or Pogadi Chib) is a Para-Romani dialect spoken by the Romanichal, a subgroup of the Romani people in the United
Angloromani
Low German dialects spoken in Germany
[vɛstˈfɛːlɪʃ] , Standard Dutch: Westfaals [ʋɛstˈfaːls] ) is one of the major dialect groups of Low German. Its most salient feature is its diphthongization
Westphalian_language
The Culture of Manchester is notable artistically, architecturally, theatrically and musically. Despite being the 5th largest city in the United Kingdom
Culture_of_Manchester
Increasing homogeneity of accents in British English
Dialect levelling is the means by which dialect differences decrease. For example, in rural areas of Britain, although English is widely spoken, the pronunciation
Dialect_levelling_in_Britain
Earliest historical form of English language
English. Old English developed from a set of Anglo-Frisian or Ingvaeonic dialects originally spoken by Germanic tribes traditionally known as the Angles
Old_English
Town in Lancashire, England
Nodal, John H.; Milner, George (1875). A Glossary of the Lancashire Dialect. Manchester: The Literary Club. p. 7. OL 7247738M. Wade, Stuart Charles (27 September
Accrington
Dialects are linguistic varieties that may differ in pronunciation, vocabulary, spelling, and other aspects of grammar. For the classification of varieties
List_of_dialects_of_English
Italo-Dalmatian varieties of Romance
dialects, the Southern Tuscan dialects, and Corsican. The Northern Tuscan dialects are (from east to west): Florentine (fiorentino), the main dialect
Tuscan_dialects
Northern English dialect and demonym native to Tyneside
and the vernacular dialect of, the people of Newcastle upon Tyne and the wider Tyneside area of North East England. The dialect, also known formally
Geordie
Dialect of Old English
Northumbrian was a dialect of Old English spoken in the Anglian Kingdom of Northumbria. Together with Mercian, Kentish and West Saxon, it forms one of
Northumbrian_Old_English
School in United Kingdom
Manchester School of Acting is a drama school that provides training in film, television and theatre and operates in the Deansgate area of Manchester
Manchester_School_of_Acting
Pronouncing "th" as "f" or "v"
feature of several dialects of English, notably Cockney, Essex dialect, Estuary English, some West Country and Yorkshire dialects, Manchester English, African
Th-fronting
English librarian, antiquary, and journalist (1846–1913)
the Manchester and Salford Sunday Society, which campaigned for the opening of Manchester libraries on Sundays. He wrote on the folklore, dialect, and
William_E._A._Axon
accents and dialects are found throughout England, and people are often very proud of their local accent or dialect. However, accents and dialects also highlight
English_language_in_England
Southern Romani dialect
Rumelian Romani is a dialect of Southern Balkan Romani of strong Turkish pronunciation with Turkish and Greek loanwords, once was spoken by the Turkish-Muslim
Rumelian_Romani
English radical reformer (1788–1872)
ISBN 978-0-415-19324-5. Samuel Bamford, Dialect of South Lancashire: or, Tim Bobbin's Tummus and Meary. Manchester, p. 3. Class: RG10; Piece: 4065; Folio:
Samuel_Bamford
as funny from modern Italians because the same exact words, in today's dialect of Rome, mean "A black dog eats a beautiful peach", which has a ridiculously
List_of_Latin_phrases_(full)
Swahili variety of Somalia
Somalia. Maho (2009) considers it a distinct dialect, and it has been classified as a Northern Dialect of Swahili. However, it strongly distinguishes
Bravanese_dialect
Set of varieties of English language
to the English language in England, or, more broadly, to the collective dialects of English throughout the United Kingdom taken as a single umbrella variety
British_English
British actress
1967, and moved with her family to Manchester, England, when she was still a young child. She attended Manchester University and the Webber Douglas Academy
Rosie_Cavaliero
This is a list of people from Manchester, a city in North West England. The demonym of Manchester is Mancunian or Manc. This list is arranged alphabetically
List of people from Manchester
List_of_people_from_Manchester
Variety of Gulf Arabic spoken in Kuwait
[kweːti]) is a Gulf Arabic dialect spoken in Kuwait. Kuwaiti Arabic shares many phonetic features unique to Gulf dialects spoken in the Arabian Peninsula
Kuwaiti_Arabic
television network to offer play-by-play of sporting events in an Asian dialect. Comcast SportsNet Houston, the newest affiliate of Comcast SportsNet,
2012_in_American_television
1848 novel by Elizabeth Gaskell
Manchester Life was the first novel by English author Elizabeth Gaskell, first published in 1848. The story is set in the English city of Manchester between
Mary_Barton
Romani variety of Central and Western Europe
government interventions. Sinte Romani is a dialect of Romani and belongs to the Northwestern Romani dialect group, Sinti is the self-designation of a large
Sinte_Romani
First dialect society founded in England
The English Dialect Society was the first dialect society founded in England. It was founded in 1873, but wound up after the publication of Joseph Wright's
English_Dialect_Society
Lahnda dialect group spoken in Pakistan
Pahari-Pothwari is a Lahnda dialect continuum within the Punjabi language variety of the Indo-Aryan language family, spoken in the Pothohar Plateau in
Pahari-Pothwari
West Germanic language
Newcastle in Northumbria), and the Lancashire dialects, which include the urban subdialects of Manchester (Mancunian) and Liverpool (Scouse). Having been
English_language
English dialect of the North Midlands of England
English dialect of the West Midlands of England, almost exclusively in and around Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. As with most local dialects in English
Potteries_dialect
Town in Greater Manchester, England
Rochdale (/ˈrɒtʃdeɪl/ ROTCH-dayl) is a town in Greater Manchester, England, and the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale. In the
Rochdale
Family of High German languages
German (German: Oberdeutsch [ˈoːbɐdɔʏtʃ] ) is a family of High German dialects spoken primarily in the southern German-speaking area (Sprachraum). In
Upper_German
Cultural area of England
some or further distinction from traditional dialects; such as areas Mackem (Wearside), Mancunian (Manchester), Pitmatic (Great Northern Coalfield), Geordie
Northern_England
Ethnic group native to Belgium
provinces of the United Netherlands proclaimed their independence. French-dialect speaking population, as well as the administration and elites, feared the
Flemish_people
Comedy folk band
"Chippy Tea" and "eBay Eck". The group's songs make use of Lancashire dialect. Their first single, "He's Turned Emo", gained over 230,000 plays on MySpace
The_Lancashire_Hotpots
British comedy sitcom television series
native Danny Kenny. Hailed as a Scouse comedy, the title refers to Scouse dialect for "go ahead / yeah". The second series was broadcast from 6 February
G'wed
Pronouncing "l" sounds as vowels
most dialects of English, are homophones as [ɹɪw]. Graham Shorrocks noted extensive L-vocalization in the dialect of Bolton, Greater Manchester, and commented
L-vocalization
local dialects, as well as from broader differences in the Standard English of different primary-speaking populations. Accent is the part of dialect concerning
Regional_accents_of_English
Pronouncing "t" as a glottal stop
t-glottalisation) or t-glottalling is a sound change in certain English dialects and accents, particularly in the United Kingdom, that causes the phoneme
T-glottalization
Town in Greater Manchester, England
BOH-tən) is a town in Greater Manchester in England. In the foothills of the West Pennine Moors, Bolton is between Manchester, Blackburn, Wigan, Bury and
Bolton
Romani people in North Macedonia
the original on 9 August 2021. "Arli: Dialect Sampler, Romani Dialects Interactive - ROMANI Project Manchester". "Romani in Europe" (PDF). www.coe.int
Arlije
Country in northwestern Europe
that collectively form what is known as British English. The variety of dialects and accents is often noted, with nearby regions frequently having highly
United_Kingdom
Strathblane 83 Peer and politician United Kingdom (Glasgow) Andrew Jack 76 Dialect coach and actor United Kingdom (London) Turhan Kaya 68 Actor Turkey (Istanbul)
List of deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic
List_of_deaths_due_to_the_COVID-19_pandemic
West Germanic language spoken by Ashkenazis
Rhineland would have encountered the Middle High German dialects from which the Rhenish German dialects of the modern period would emerge. Jewish communities
Yiddish
English novelist, biographer, and short story writer (1810–1865)
settled in Manchester, where William was the minister at Cross Street Unitarian Chapel and longest-serving chair of the Portico Library. Manchester's industrial
Elizabeth_Gaskell
French variety of New England, US
Burlington, the Centre Franco-Americain in Manchester, and the French Cultural Center in Boston. The New England dialect, and some of the vocabulary and mannerisms
New_England_French
Indo-European language
divergent dialect is the Upper Reka dialect, which is however classified as Central Gheg. There is also a diaspora dialect in Croatia, the Arbanasi dialect. Tosk
Albanian_language
County of England
to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west. The largest
Lancashire
English shepherd and writer (born 1974)
must have been given first to the summit on Ravenseat Moor. Seat is a dialect word for summit. Place names in the North of England that include the element
Amanda_Owen
Prison in West Yorkshire, England
dispersal prisons still operating across England and Wales. The English Dialect Dictionary indicates references to Wakefield were often short for referring
HM_Prison_Wakefield
Nationalism in Morocco
Dominique; Watson, Janet C. E. (eds.). Arabic in the City: Issues in Dialect Contact and Language Variation. Routledge. p. 101. doi:10.4324/9780203933367-14
Moroccan_nationalism
central [ɜː]~[ɵː]. Shorrocks (1999) reports that in the dialect of Bolton, Greater Manchester, the two sets are generally merged to [ɵ:], but some nurse
English-language vowel changes before historical /r/
English-language_vowel_changes_before_historical_/r/
Indo-European language
of Ionian with Attic, the dialect of Athens, began the process that resulted in the creation of the first common Greek dialect, which became a lingua franca
Greek_language
Area of the West Midlands, England
hocks and pork scratchings; Black Country humour; and the Black Country dialect. The Black Country Society defines the borders as the area on the 30-foot
Black_Country
Country in South Asia
widely differing figures, primarily based on how the terms "language" and "dialect" are defined and grouped. "The country's exact size is subject to debate
India
Pronunciation of 'r' across English dialects
vowel. The rhotic dialects of English include most of those in Scotland, Ireland, the United States, and Canada. The non-rhotic dialects include most of
Rhoticity_in_English
Central part of England
are generalised groups of dialects spoken in the Midlands. The former notably includes the Brummie and Black Country dialects. William Shakespeare, one
Midlands
1856 treaty between the United States and Siam
preaching on the Chinese in Bangkok, published First Lessons in the Tie-chiw Dialect in 1841 but left Bangkok for Hong Kong next year in 1842. In 1843, John
American–Siamese Treaty of 1856
American–Siamese_Treaty_of_1856
British learned society, charity and company in Manchester, United Kingdom
The Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, popularly known as the Lit. & Phil., is one of the oldest learned societies in the United Kingdom and
Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society
Manchester_Literary_and_Philosophical_Society
Vowel sound represented by ⟨e̞⟩ or ⟨ɛ̝⟩ in IPA
Finnish, Greek, Hejazi Arabic, Serbo-Croatian and Korean (Seoul dialect). A number of dialects of English also have such a mid front vowel. However, there
Mid_front_unrounded_vowel
English-based creole languages
a harmonized writing system. It can be spoken as a pidgin, a creole, a dialect, or a decreolised acrolect by different speakers, who may switch between
Nigerian_Pidgin
Greater Manchester area. A figure associated with water was Jenny Greenteeth, responsible for drowning children. Another Lancashire dialect word for
Folklore_of_Lancashire
English folk music band
music band formed in 1975. The band began in Westhoughton in Greater Manchester, historically part of Lancashire, England. The band members are Steve
Houghton_Weavers
Creature in English folklore
Hole Clough, which is bordered by Moston and Blackley in Manchester. "Clough" is a northern dialect word for a steep-sided, wooded valley; a large part of
Boggart
Vowel sound represented by ⟨y⟩ in IPA
English (2nd ed.), Manchester: Manchester University Press, ISBN 0-7190-6689-1 Heijmans, Linda; Gussenhoven, Carlos (1998), "The Dutch dialect of Weert" (PDF)
Close_front_rounded_vowel
Celtic subfamily of Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man
being the Brittonic languages. Goidelic languages historically formed a dialect continuum stretching from Ireland through the Isle of Man to Scotland.
Goidelic_languages
Categories in etymology
individual person of that group, a geographical place, a language or a dialect; it is 'native' in the sense that it is used inside or by a particular
Endonym_and_exonym
Dialects spoken in former mining areas of Northumberland and Durham
Lancashire dialects Scouse (spoken in Merseyside) Mancunian (Spoken in Manchester) English language in Northern England Northumbrian dialect – Any of several
Pitmatic
English television scriptwriter (1936–2016)
performing at the Leeds studio, Carson played and sang to the children a dialect song called "Bowtons Yard" in which the storyteller speaks about his neighbours
Tony_Warren
1889 book by Alexander John Ellis
dialectologist of the 20th century. A.J. Ellis attempted to record the dialect in all areas where English or Scots was habitually spoken. Work began around
On Early English Pronunciation, Part V
On_Early_English_Pronunciation,_Part_V
Town in South Yorkshire, England
north. Doncaster lies to the east, Huddersfield to the north-west and Manchester lies west across the Peak District, to which it is connected via the A628
Barnsley
Village in Greater Manchester, England
of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It is 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Oldham and 13 miles (21 km) north-east of Manchester. It is located in a broad
Greenfield, Greater Manchester
Greenfield,_Greater_Manchester
Book on English dialectology
that Wright had not recorded. Shorrocks stated that the dialect of Bolton, and Greater Manchester in general, has been highly stigmatised. A great many
A Grammar of the Dialect of the Bolton Area
A_Grammar_of_the_Dialect_of_the_Bolton_Area
Vowel sound represented by ⟨æ⟩ in IPA
Sinhalese reader in phonetic transcription, Manchester: Longmans, Green & Co Peters, Jörg (2006), "The dialect of Hasselt", Journal of the International
Near-open front unrounded vowel
Near-open_front_unrounded_vowel
2018 film directed by Mike Leigh
17 October 2018, as part of the BFI London Film Festival, at HOME in Manchester. The screening marked the first time that the festival had held a premiere
Peterloo_(film)
British gambling company
from its headquarters in Stoke-on-Trent, alongside further offices in Manchester, Gibraltar, Malta, United States, Bulgaria, Brazil and Australia. The
Bet365
Vowel sound represented by ⟨o⟩ in IPA
Present: a Short History of the Dialect of London, Detroit: Gale Research Company Peters, Jörg (2006), "The dialect of Hasselt", Journal of the International
Close-mid_back_rounded_vowel
Area of Oldham, England
in the Lancashire dialect. Topic Records 12TS302 Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2005). Lancashire: Manchester and the South East
Waterhead,_Greater_Manchester
Area of South Manchester, England
(/ˈwɪðənʃɔː/) is an area of Manchester, England. Historically part of Cheshire, in 1931 Wythenshawe was transferred to the City of Manchester, which had begun building
Wythenshawe
MANCHESTER DIALECT
MANCHESTER DIALECT
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Lancashire)
English (chiefly Lancashire) : habitational name from Great or Little Horrocks in Greater Manchester, so named from the plural of the dialect term hurrock ‘heaped-up pile of loose stones or rubbish’ (of uncertain origin).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places in Lancashire (now Greater Manchester) and Northumbria, so called from Old English prēost ‘priest’ + wīc ‘outlying settlement’. Compare Preston.
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : habitational name from a minor place near Manchester, so named from Old English smēðe ‘smooth’ + hyrst ‘(wooded) hill’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various minor places called Matley, in particular Matley in Greater Manchester, Matley Heath and Matley Wood in Hampshire, or Matley Moor in Derbyshire.
Boy/Male
English
Strong. St. Swithin was the Bishop of Winchester in the 9th century. The weather on St....
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
Henry VI, I' Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter, Henry VI's great-uncle, Bishop of Winchester,...
Girl/Female
Anglo Saxon
A goddess worshipped in Lanchester.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from either of two places, in Greater Manchester and Merseyside, named from Welsh ynys ‘island’, ‘strip of land between two rivers’ (cf. Innes).
Surname or Lastname
English (Manchester and Lancashire)
English (Manchester and Lancashire) : habitational name from a place in Greater Manchester called Pendlebury, from the hill name Pendle (composed of the Celtic element penn ‘hill’, ‘head’ + a tautologous Old English hyll) + Old English burh ‘castle’, ‘fortified town’.
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : habitational name from a place near Manchester, so named from Old English hind ‘female deer’ + lēah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Redfern near Rochdale, Greater Manchester, so called from Old English rēad ‘red’ + fearn ‘fern’, ‘bracken’.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Manchester)
English (chiefly Manchester) : occupational name for someone whose job was to steep cotton or linen in lye (a strong alkali) to cleanse it, from an agent derivative of Middle English bouken ‘to wash’ (from Middle Dutch būken).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Torkington in Greater Manchester (formerly in Cheshire), named in Old English as ‘settlement (tūn) associated with Turec’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Aspull in Greater Manchester, named from Old English æspe ‘aspen’ + hyll ‘hill’, or from Aspall in Suffolk.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a lost place in the parish of Bolton-le-Moors, near Manchester, of uncertain etymology.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the city in Hampshire, so named from the addition of Old English ceaster ‘Roman fort or walled city’ (Latin castra ‘legionary camp’) to the Romano-British name Venta, of disputed origin.John Winchester was admitted a freeman in Brookline, MA, in 1637.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the city in northwestern England, formerly part of Lancashire. This is so called from Mamucio (an ancient British name containing the element mammÄ â€˜breast’, and meaning ‘breast-shaped hill’) + Old English ceaster ‘Roman fort or walled city’ (Latin castra ‘legionary camp’).
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : habitational name from a place in Greater Manchester called Openshaw, from Old English open ‘open’ (i.e. not surrounded by a hedge) + sceaga ‘copse’.
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : habitational name from a place near Manchester named Ainsworth, from the Old English personal name Ægen + Old English worþ ‘enclosure’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place so called in Greater Manchester.
MANCHESTER DIALECT
MANCHESTER DIALECT
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Happy Prosperous
Male
Egyptian
, Horus in Victory.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Blessing
Boy/Male
Danish, French, German, Swedish
God of Thunder
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lotus
Boy/Male
Hindu
Form
Boy/Male
Tamil
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Manley.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lord Shiva
Female
Bulgarian
, the descender.
MANCHESTER DIALECT
MANCHESTER DIALECT
MANCHESTER DIALECT
MANCHESTER DIALECT
MANCHESTER DIALECT
n.
A measure of grain equal to 0.7218 of an imperial quarter, or 5.95 Winchester bushels.
n.
That branch of philology which is devoted to the consideration of dialects.
n.
A Scotch measure, formerly in use: for wheat and beans it contained four Winchester bushels; for oats, barley, and potatoes, six bushels. A boll of meal is 140 lbs. avoirdupois. Also, a measure for salt of two bushels.
n.
The form of speech of a limited region or people, as distinguished from ether forms nearly related to it; a variety or subdivision of a language; speech characterized by local peculiarities or specific circumstances; as, the Ionic and Attic were dialects of Greece; the Yorkshire dialect; the dialect of the learned.
n.
One versed in dialectics; a logician; a reasoner.
a.
Alt. of Dialectical
n.
A prison or court of justice; -- used in certain proper names; as, the Old Bailey in London; the New Bailey in Manchester.
a.
Pertaining to a dialect or to dialects.
a.
Pertaining to dialectics; logical; argumental.
a.
Of or pertaining to the Tunguses; as, the Tungusic dialects.
a.
Relating to a dialect; dialectical; as, a dialectical variant.
n.
One who keeps a wholesale shop or store for Manchester or woolen goods.
n.
A measure of liquids, containing a hundred liters; equal to a tenth of a cubic meter, nearly 26/ gallons of wine measure, or 22.0097 imperial gallons. As a dry measure, it contains ten decaliters, or about 2/ Winchester bushels.
adv.
In a dialectical manner.
n.
Same as Dialectics.
n.
A measure of two Winchester bushels.
n.
One skilled in dialectics.
n.
A trade name for a brown dyestuff obtained from certain basic azo compounds of benzene; -- called also Bismarck brown, Manchester brown, etc.