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bidialectal

[ bahy-dahy-uh-lek-tuhl ]

adjective

  1. proficient in or using two dialects of the same language.


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Other Words From

  • bidi·a·lectal·ism bi·dia·lect·ism noun
  • bidi·a·lectal·ist noun
  • bidi·a·lectal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bidialectal1

1965–70; bi- 1 + dialectal, on the model of bilingual
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Example Sentences

It might have been easier to reconcile her voice with the book’s rather Californian, new-age tone had we met in America, for she is what’s called bidialectal; when in the US, she speaks in an American accent, but here she sounds completely British, and says she has no control over it.

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